Monument record MHG18106 - Crannog, Coulmore
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6100 4760 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILLEARNAN |
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Full Description
NH64NW 41 6102 4764.
(Location cited as NH 610 476). The site is situated on a sub-tidal sandbank and when exposed at low tide is 1m above local datum. The smallest site in Beauly Firth group, it measures 25m long and 18m wide. The oval mound consists of seaweed covered boulders beneath which are pebbles and estuarine sediments. Random sampling produced shells, wood fragments and brushwood remains, however, no timbers have been found.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, The Russell Trust, University of Edinburgh.
Hale 1994d.
Location refined to NH 6102 4764.
Info from Dr R Jingley (Historic Scotland), 3 April 1998.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG471 Text/Publication/Article: Hale, A G C. 1994. 'Coulmore (Killearnan parish): intertidal crannog', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.39. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 39. 39.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
