Monument record MHG6267 - Kilchrist Upper Quarry

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Grid reference Centred NG 6209 1971 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG61NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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NG61NW 7.01 6209 1972

In a rocky cleft immediately to the E of the track to Boreraig, at a height of 105m OD, are the ruinous remains of two former dynamite stores, one within the other. The larger building measures 5m by 2.8m over walls of rubble construction. Within this, a concrete blockhouse has been built, which measures 3.2m by 1.2m. Immediately to the SW, and on the track, are the remains of a turntable 3.2m in diameter.
Visited by I J, 3 April 1990.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 26.

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Mar 24 2010 1:02PM

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