Monument record MHG55723 - Undated stone spread - Manse Road, Kingussie

An amorphous setting of medium-large cobbles and boulders (feature 1) was found below the topsoil during an evaluation on Manse Road, Kingussie, by RoCAS in 2012. Some of the larger boulders at the southern end of the feature were set, or had sunk, into the natural subsoil. A large piece of charcoal found beneath one of the stones was retained. The stones sat approximately 0.5m below the present ground surface and overall the feature was between 10 and 15cm in height. A copper alloy chain link, SF4, was recovered from beneath a large stone set into the subsoil at the southeast corner of the feature and suggested that the stones were there through anthropogenic activity rather than a random spread, but their function remains unknown. The site as a whole was devoid of stones of this size. The stratigraphic position of the feature suggests that it could conceivably belong to the prehistoric or early historic periods. <1>

<1> Fraser, L., 2012, Manse Road, Kingussie: Erection of 4 houses Trial Trenching Evaluation Data Structure Report, pp.11-13 (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG25690.