Monument record MHG54574 - Ranachan

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Grid reference NM 7895 6171 (point)
Map sheet NM76SE
Civil Parish ARDNAMURCHAN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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RCAHMS Canmore description:
NM 7896 6172 – Off-white flint scraper with retouch.
NM 7897 6176 – Several pieces of slag, indicating a bloomery site. Many of the local bloomerys consist of a slight scatter of slag only, and it is assumed that most of the slag was recycled as a flux in the Strontian lead smelter, or in the Bonawe Iron Furnace.
Funder: Sunart Oakwoods Research Group
JE Kirby and M Gascoigne <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Kirby, J.. 2011. An Archaeological Survey of Part of Ranachan Croft, Sunart, Lochaber, Highland. James Kirby. Digital (scanned as PDF).
  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2011. Annual update from Canmore. Digital.

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Record last edited

Jun 6 2016 2:30PM

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