Monument record MHG484 - Bloomery, Sunart Forest
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6699 5900 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM65NE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Iron slag has been found in Sunart Forest at NM 670 590 and other places.
Information from R A Menzies, Forestry Commission, Inverness to OS.
No knowledge of iron slag at Forestry Commission, Sunart and no knowledge of Menzies at Forestry Commission, Inverness. Site not visited.
Visited by OS (R L) 4 June 1970.
Aitken lists the slag heap at NM 670 590, and thirteen slag heaps in Sunart Forest and on Loch Sunart side. No further information is given. W G Aitken 1973.
Aitken, W G, 1973, 'Excavation of bloomeries in Rannoch, Perthshire, and elsewhere', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 102 1969-70, p.188-204, 199 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG733.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG733 Text/Publication/Article: Aitken, W G. 1973. 'Excavation of bloomeries in Rannoch, Perthshire, and elsewhere', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 102 1969-70, p.188-204. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 188-204. 199.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 10 2008 4:38PM
