Monument record MHG57474 - Possible Still bothy, Lon A' Ghrianain
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 3109 5718 (8m by 8m) |
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Map sheet | NH35NW |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | CONTIN |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Probable still bothies (1172 and 1173) - centred on NH 3078 5731 (Nmrs No NH35NW 0007 - site 1172.) Alternative name, Lon a’Ghrianain were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project.. Two probable still bothies, within 500m of each other, are located on the south bank of the Allt a’Ghrianan at an altitude of c330m. The bothies are just 2kms north of Milton.
1173 Probable still bothy - NH 30938 57223 A well preserved and well hidden structure on an E-W alignment is close to the Allt a’Ghrianain but also has a small side burn to its north. The internal measurements of the structure are 6m x 2.25m and the dry stone walls are upstanding, those on the west side to 1m height, There is an entrance at the east end of the N wall. Rushes internally. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2008 APs <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SHG24904 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2010. Report of Phase Three Loch Meig to Dalbreac: February 2008 to June 2008, August 2009 to October 2009. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.43 Site 1173. [Mapped features: #105771 Site 1173 Still bothy, ; #105772 Site 1173 Still bothy, ]
- <2> SHG27688 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2008. Getmapping aerial photography 2008.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2017 3:44PM