Monument record MHG17913 - Fish trap - Lentran Point

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Grid reference Centred NH 5837 4628 (127m by 348m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH54NE

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Aerial photographs show the remains of tidal-covered walling 400m long with a curving return arm 150m long, almost certainly a tidal fish-trap. <1>

(NH 5841 4622) Fish trap - linear. Under threat of tidal erosion. <2>

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  • <1> Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1992. 'Beauly Firth (Killearn and Kirkhill parish)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. p.45.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cressey, M.. 09/1998. Coastal Assessment Survey Inner Moray Firth: Volume 1 - Inverness to Dingwall. Centre for Field Archaeology. 14/12/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF).

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Record last edited

May 3 2016 3:40PM

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