Monument record MHG6603 - North Fearns, Raasay

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Grid reference Centred NG 5829 3580 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG53NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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Lying on the S-facing slope to the N of the road to Fearns, just above the culvert that allows the Allt Fearns under the road is an area of rig cultivation. In the centre of the rig is a circular depression scooped out of the hillslope. The spoil from the scoop forms a low bank around the uphill side of the depression. The whole measures some 8.8m in diameter.
Visited by C S and I J 27 march 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 44.

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May 13 2016 12:00AM

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