Monument record MHG7023 - Dun, Hill of Urchany
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8951 5169 (35m by 48m) (Mastermap) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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NH85SE 16 8952 5168
Prominently situated on a rocky knoll at NH 8952 5168 on the Hill of Urchany are the remains of a dun.
Oval on plan it has measured 14m NW-SE by about 20m transversely. Several base stones of outer wall-face survive in NW and SE, and the rubble wall core is exposed in NW probably by digging for stones for surround of OS trig. Pillar which is built within the dun. In SW and NE where wall has overlaid outcrop rock, it has tumbled away and there is no trace of it. The entrance is not evident. It is possible that this is the fort referred to by Bain about a mile SE (sic) from Castle Finlay (see NH84NE 3).
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (AA) 5 February 1971.
Historic Scotland describes this as a small Iron-Age dun. The description of the monument's condition is as detailed above. Turf covered banks indicate the lines of the walls elsewhere. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 11, No. 48.
- <1> SHG23288 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Scotland. 2008. Entry in the Schedule of Monuments Re: The Monument known as Slagochorrie, dun 835m NW of. Digital (scanned as PDF).
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2010 1:58PM
