Monument record MHG45824 - Enclosure, Stronetoper
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NN 84980 96922 (129m by 340m) (Centred) |
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Map sheet | NN89NW |
Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | ALVIE |
Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Enclosure Q - NN 84925 97002
To the SE of the cottage, on a terrace, there is a rectangular improved area, roughly 150m x 20m. The remains of a rough stone wall are to be seen enclosing it on its west side, being particularly evident at the north end where it is 0.5m in height. The east side is formed by a steep bank dropping towards the river. There is a section of wall in the centre but this appears to be largely formed of clearance material. At the south end a line of stones forms the wall. There is a further stone setting on the edge of the terrace to the south, but it is difficult to discern the line that the wall takes thereafter, it may drop down to a lower level where there is a clearance cairn and a further section of wall. <1>
The remains of a low, linear drystone wall were recorded during a walkover survey in April 2010 in advance of electricity cabling works. It measures approximately 33m long by 1m wide, 0.5m - 1m high. The wall is heather and turf-covered, orientated E-W, and runs from the edge of the River Feshie ending about 20m from the base of the river terrace. The surveyors interpret it as either a boundary wall or part of an enclosure, which may once have linked up with the similar wall recorded under MHG45825. <2>
The various sections of wall described under <1> and <2> appear to broadly correspond to an enclosed area of ground depicted on the 1st edition 6 inch map. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG22141 Text/Report: Marshall, M. 10/2003. Report of An Archaeological Survey of Glen Feshie, Inverness-shire. North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS). . Digital. Stronetoper, Feature Q.
- <2> SHG24757 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M and Fraser, L. 05/2010. Glen Feshie: Archaeological Walk-over Survey and Mitigation for Cable Undergrounding Project. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital. Site 3.
- <3> SHG23755 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-6. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Inverness-shire. Digital.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
May 20 2010 12:57PM