Monument record MHG55427 - Shinty field, Dell Farm near Tomatin

Summary

The site of a shinty pitch.

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Grid reference NH 802 269 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NH82NW
Civil Parish MOY AND DALAROSSIE
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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There were two shinty pitches in Strathdearn: one at Dell and reputedly one beside Dalarossie Church. Ian MacDonald, whose parents had Dell Farm, remembers going to watch matches there as a boy.
Information from Betty Watson. See also I.F. Grant 1980, Along a Highland Road (1980) pp. 43, 45. <1>

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  • <1> Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Strathdearn. Yes. Digital. Site 46.

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2011 12:05PM

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