Monument record MHG21366 - Allt Loch Chriostina
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8337 8266 (71m by 104m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NG88SW 10 833 826
An enclosure with an unroofed structure built into the NW corner is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xxxii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 April 1996.
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. 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 (see MHG18084). <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> 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
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 14 2010 2:27PM
