Monument record MHG18033 - Balmachree

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Grid reference Centred NH 7399 4838 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH74NW
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PETTY
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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NH74NW 72 7400 4838.

'Burnt mound with central cooking pit': No details given.
J Wordsworth 1991m. <1>

The burnt mound, identified during observation along the route of the Nairn to Inverness gas pipeline, consisted of a central pit (site 60) surrounded by a water course (site 62). These features lay at the base of a low ridge of pure sand. They lay on the edge of a low-lying area that would formerly have been waterlogged. <2>

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  • <1> Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1991. 'Balmachree (Petty parish): burnt mound with central cooking pit', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.41. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 11/1991. Inverness - Nairn British Gas Pipeline 1991. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 30/01/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF). Sites 60-62.

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Aug 30 2010 11:24AM

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