Monument record MHG2937 - Ring Ditch, Lonnie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7339 4870 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PETTY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
Air photography has revealed what may be an unenclosed settlement 450m SW of Lonnie farmhouse. It comprises a ring-ditch about 13m in diameter which contains a ring of pits; an arc of a possible second ring-ditch;and a pit-circle.
RCAHMS 1979; Visible on RCAHMS air photographs IN 3092-4: flown 1977.
Tolan notes two pit-circles, each surrounded by a ring-ditch.
M Tolan 1988.
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 19, No. 125.
- --- SHG2886 Text/Manuscript: Tolan, M. 1988. Pit circles in Scotland: some possible interpretations. 69, Nos. 10-11.
- --- SHG306 Text/Publication/Monograph: Harding and Lee, A F and G E. 1987. Henge monuments and related sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. Brit Ser. 175. 377, No. 277.
- --- SHG3792 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4030 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4031 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4032 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4033 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4280 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG5017 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
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Record last edited
Dec 17 2009 5:09PM
