Monument record MHG2771 - Bloomery, Corriemony
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3899 2980 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH32NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
There is a bloomery at Corriemony in Glen Urquhart, with slag of the oldest type.
W I Macadam 1893
The exact site of this bloomery could not be found but, prior to 1939, Mr. A.C. MacKell (Mr A C MacKell, The Schoolhouse, Drumnadrochit Senior Secondary School, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire) discovered quantities of slag in the area centred at NH 390 298.
Visited by OS (R D) 27 July 1964
Two pieces of iron slag found by self at NH 39152991
Visited by OS (I S S) 27 June 1973
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1212 Text/Publication/Article: Macadam, W I. 1893. 'Notes on the ancient iron industry of Scotland', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 3 1883-8, p.222-63. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 222-63. 233.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
