Monument record MHG3050 - Tom Mhoid
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7534 4984 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PETTY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
NH74NE 5 7535 4985.
(NH 7535 4985) Tom Mhoid (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
A moothill of the Mackintoshes (locally known as Tom Mhoid) has been cut through by the railway between Culloden and Dalcross stations. The hill is about fifty feet high and seems to have been partly protected by a ditch.
ISSFC 1885.
'Tom Mhoid' is a "natural mound covered with fir wood and through which the Highland Railway passes. The tradition regarding the mound is that, during the times of feudal warfare,. Courts of Justice were held on its summit. It signifies 'Court Hill'"
Name Book 1870.
Tom Mhoid - A large natural sandy hillock, cut through by the railway. The "ditch" is a broad natural hollow some distance from its base on the south side.
Visited by OS (J L D) 24 April 1962.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1382 Text/Publication/Article: ISSFC. 1885. 'Raigmore and Petty {excursion to}', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 1 1875-80, p.251-6. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 251-6. 255.
- --- SHG3388 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 55, 51.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
