Monument record MHG508 - Platform, Rubha Nan Sgriob

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 8530 7529 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM87NE
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish ARDNAMURCHAN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Thirty-five recessed platforms, which range from 18ft (5.5m) to 41ft (12.5m); some are stone built - the others are difficult to recognise as they are not. 29 of them - stone built and otherwise - are concentrated into an area of about 35 acres; that is more densely packed than has been found anywhere else. As many of these were poorly constructed and smaller -viz 21ft and 18ft (6.4m and 5.5m) - it is possible that the stone built recessed platforms have been augmented by quickly built charcoal hearth platforms. (The three platforms at NM 855 755, listed by Kirby, presumably form part of this group.)
E B rennie 1992; J Kirby 1992.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Rennie, E B. 1992. 'Allt Feadan Mhic Bheathain (1): Rubha Nan Sgriob (2) (Morven parish): two groups of recessed platforms', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.42. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 42. 42.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Kirby, J. 1992. 'Glen Hurich Forest, Lochaber Forest District (Ardnamurchan parish): survey of Forestry Commission land', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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