Monument record MHG54388 - Enclosure, Allt an Fhuar Chuill Mhor
Summary
A trapezoidal shaped enclosure and a smaller square pen/cairn on the south side of the River Meig.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 1212 4788 (51m by 36m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH14NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CONTIN |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Enclosures centred on NH 1205 4785 located S side of the River Meig 300m opposite the settlement of Coire-beithe NH14NW1 were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project. They are situated at the S edge of the haugh, near the rise of the hill.
680 A trapezoidal shaped pen/cairn? Straddling a small burn at NH 1205 4785 Low moss covered boulder walls enclosing a maximum area 10m x 8m, up to 0.5m height and 0.75m thick with an entrance at the NE corner.
681 A small roughly square enclosure formed of boulders located 25m SW of the larger enclosure measuring 2m x 2m on a SE facing bank. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 APs.<2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24713 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2009. Report of Phase Two Scardroy and Upper Strathconon: May 2007 - December 2007. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.33 Site 680.
- <2>XY SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. [Mapped features: #44887 Site 680 Enclosure, ; #105580 Site 680 Enclosure, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2017 11:28AM
