Monument record MHG54968 - Silage store, Balnacarn

Summary

A turf-covered drystone ramp with rubble fill that functions as a store for manure/silage.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 2738 1316 (22m by 7m)
Map sheet NH21SE
Civil Parish URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

A turf-covered drystone ramp with rubble fill leading from a track over walls of a ruinous steading. It was noted during a walkover survey in Glen Moriston by Highland Archaeology Services in 2010. The ramp is used for accessing the steading which is used as a store for manure / silage; located next to road at the Balnacarn steadings. The structure measures 6 x 2.5 metres and up to 1.5 metres high. This interesting feature reflects a 20th-century re-use of a ruined steading. The ramp was constructed to allow large vehicles to access over the walls of the structure. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wood, J, Peteranna, M and Fraser, L. 05/2010. Proposed Hydro-electric scheme at Balnacarn, Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire: Archaeological Walk-over Survey. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital. Site 6.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 25 2012 10:11AM

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