Monument record MHG17991 - Bloomery, Abhainn Srath Rainich

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Grid reference Centred NH 3818 7447 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH37SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish FODDERTY

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Charcoal-rich upcast was sampled from a mole-heap adjacent to a dense crescentic mound of iron slag 7m by 2m. The site is largely sealed by plough/alluvial silts. A C14 date of 510+/-50BP (GU-3462) was obtained from birch and alder charcoal.
J Wordsworth 1993a.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1993. 'Ross and Cromarty', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1993, p.48. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 48. 48.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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