Monument record MHG57266 - Building/possible Still - middle Glen Marksie

Summary

Building/possible Still at middle Glen Marksie

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 3699 5840 (8m by 8m)
Map sheet NH35NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish CONTIN

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

400m to the NW of building 269, behind a knoll in a small marshy valley at an altitude of 212m, this building is well hidden. A fresh water spring lies a few metres to the NE. The remains of a rectangular building on a N-S axis abutting a crag to the south were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project. Internal measurements are 6m x 3m. Walls are composed of a single course of large angular stones 0.3 to 0.4m in height and it is marshy and reedy internally. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M.. 2009. A Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains in Strathconon, Ross-shire: Report of Phase One Scatwell and Lower Strathconon. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 23/01/2009. Digital. Site 297.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 26 2017 12:14PM

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