Monument record MHG55021 - Shooting butt, Coire Fhearnasdail

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Location

Grid reference Centred NN 8171 9446 (7m by 5m) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NN89SW
Civil Parish KINGUSSIE AND INSH
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Moss- and heather-covered turf shooting butt measuring 2.5m by 1.5m with walls 1m wide and surviving up to 1m high with a ditch extending to SE; there are further shooting butts uphill to SW <1><2>

This site was visited during a DBA and walkover survey carried out by RoCAS in 2013 in advance of a woodland creation scheme. It was found to be a turf and heather-covered turf-built shooting butt that measured 2.5m by 1.5m with walls 1m wide and had survived up to 1m high.n <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Collection/Project Archive: Fraser, L and Peteranna, M. 05/2011. Glenfeshie Estate Woodland Restoration Scheme: Desk-based Assessment and Walkover Survey. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital. Site 36c.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Fraser, L and Peteranna, M. 05/2011. Glenfeshie Estate Woodland Restoration Scheme: Desk-based Assessment and Walkover Survey. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital. Site 36c.
  • <3> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M.. 2013. Killiehuntly Woodland Creation Scheme: Archaeological DBA and Walkover Survey. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital. Site 8c.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Sep 12 2013 10:01AM

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