Monument record MHG45121 - Possible Enclosure, Annat Burn

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 7920 7197 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM77SE
Civil Parish ARISAIG AND MOIDART
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Full Description

The name Annat Burn (NM 785 723) suggests the existence of an Annat in the vicinity and wherever there is an Annat there are traces of an ancient chapel or cemetery, or both; very often, too, the Annat adjoins a fine well or clear stream (Watson 1926).
The most likely site appears to be the mouth of the burn between the sheepfold (NM 7915 7200) and the loch where air photographs (Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/197: 4275-6; flown 12 October 1946) show what may be an enclosure.
The air photographs also reveal traces of cultivation and enclosures which suggest there may have been a settlement in the area.
W J Watson 1926.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 251.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald, A. 1973. '"Annat" in Scotland: a provisional review', Scottish Studies, Vol 17, pp 135-46. p 144, No. 65.

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2009 5:09PM

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