Monument record MHG34968 - LOCH TORRIDON, DOIRE-CHLAIGIONN

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Grid reference Centred NG 8199 5400 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG85SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish APPLECROSS

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Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NG85SW 26 82 54 and 83 54

NG 8254 and 8354 Two ares of eroding oyster shell midden under a thin covering of turf, on a ledge just above the shore line. Around Ob Mheallaidh are other deposits of shells, one in a large, robbed cairn, which has a clearly defined rim. There are also at least 14 deposits of oyster and other shells in cracks in, or under, large boulders, which are dotted about this site.
Details with National Monuments Record of Scotland.
M Macdonald 1995

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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