Monument record MHG18084 - Naust
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8332 8265 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG88SW 8 8333 8265.
A circular stone walled enclosure c.10m to 12m in diameter and part sunk in peat may be a roundhouse.
Sponsor: Highland Regional Council Water and Sewerage.
J Wordsworth 1994g. <1>
A circular stone-walled enclosure some 10-12m in diameter appears as a slightly greener more bracken-rich area within the surrounding sphagnum, heather and myrtle-rich bog. Another enclosure lies c. 100m to the N under the modern fence line.
An oval enclosure 100m by 50m was shown on the 1875 OS survey to the E (see MHG21366). However no trace of this was found and it has probably been destroyed by reseeding and a modern quarry pit adjacent to the road.
As the circular feature is deeply buried it is most likely to be the remains of a prehistoric roundhouse. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2985 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1994. 'Tollie-Inverasdale water pipeline (Gairloch parish): settlement and cultivation', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p.39. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 39. 39.
- <2> SHG21385 Text/Report: Wordsworth, J. 05/1994. Inverasdale Water Pipeline: An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Route. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. . . Site 14.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2010 4:07PM
