Monument record MHG32125 - Quarry - N of Invershin Station

A quarry to the north of Invershin Station. Formerly thought to be a cairn, dun or mound. Shown through excavation to probably be the remains of a quarry with subsequent episodes of dumping.

Site visit with photos. This mound is not the most obvious defensive site, although it has a view of the river, the field immediately to N (improved) is slightly higher and the hill rises steeply on E side of the road. Earthwork survives as sub circular spiral, cut into natural hill on west (river) side. Earthwork survives best to north and where there has been tree collapse appears to have a core of large irregular stones. Less defined bank on E (down slope) side, but would not link to make full circle. Central subcircular area has dumping in the centre. There is modern material on site which would indicate that site has been disturbed prerviously and it is not clear whether this could be for borrow pit for adjacent road, or perhaps WW2 defences as mound overlooks road bend. Proposals for new house on site would lie across part of the mound. Trenches for utilities have already been cut & infilled. No obvious finds on site visit. Appears to have cut areas of natural stones overlying extremely fine sand layers. Archaeological recording, before & during development work to be recommended. - HAW 4/2003

Anonymous letter to AU at time of outline planning/app suggests that there is a cairn in this area, unidentified by JW.

At time of full planning app submission, notification of Mound, that has been associated with Dungarvie name that applied to the district until C18 - see detailed corres in file - HAW 4/2003

Site visit 3/07/2003 house foundations in place. Owner says that wb by Farrell showed that site was a modern quarry pit, with discard stone dumped back into centre. - HAW 7/2003

A watching brief was carried out at the site by S Farrell in 2003 during excavation works for a new house. It was demonstrated that the earthworks were most probably the result of dumping within a small quarry. <1>