Monument record MHG2574 - Burials, Fort Augustus
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3799 0899 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH30NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
'Twenty-seven skulls, and a corresponding quantity of vertebrae, and other bones, have been discovered during the past month by workmen in levelling some earthworks at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire. They were all face upwards and turned towards the east, as in an ordinary burying ground. They were at regular distances from each other, but with no traces of coffins. If the earthworks are coeval with the fort, the bones must be at least 150 years old.'
Information from Angus Donald to NMRS, 6 October 1984.
The Antiquary 1880
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG186 Text/Publication/Article: Antiquary, The. 1880. 'Antiquarian news', The Antiquary Vol. 1 May 1880, p.226-33. The Antiquary. 226-33. 229.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
