Monument record MHG7054 - Enclosure, Little Penick

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Grid reference Centred NH 9321 5534 (119m by 128m)
Map sheet NH95NW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH95NW 20 932 553.

NH 932 553. Crop-markings visible on air photographs (flown 1976, 1977) 300m SW of Little Penick reveal an annular enclosure about 29m in diameter containing an inner palisade trench. Palisaded homestead (possible).
RCAHMS 1978 <1>

Aerial photographs taken in 2006 show this feature as a cropmark. <2>

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  • <1> 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. . 16, no.108.
  • <2> Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Oblique: Bone, J. Aerial photographs of various sites submitted by Jim Bone. Colour. Yes. Digital.

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2010 10:11AM

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