Monument record MHG10764 - Battery, Ru-Nan-Gunnach
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7269 6403 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC76SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
A gun-battery was planted on the eastern horn of Borregoe (Borrogeodh: NC 726 640) in 1544 to bombard Borve Castle (NC76SW 2). The site is an eminence overlooking the castle and is still known as Ru-nan-Gunach - Gun Point.
A Mackay 1914.
Cutting east-west across the promontory is an eroeded turf bank now 10 metres long and about 2 metres broad. It is fairly modern but its purpose is uncertain. It is unlikely to have been part of the alleged battery, of which there is no trace.
Visited by OS (J L D) 27 April 1960.
Previous field report confirmed.
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 August 1978
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2457 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, D (ed.). 1914. History of the Province of Caithness and Sutherland from the Earliest Times to 1615. 134.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
