Monument record MHG7821 - Rock Shelter
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 1203 9929 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH19NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOCHBROOM |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NH 1204 9930. As described.
Visited by OS (A A) 8 October 1974
NH 121 994. A rock shelter with underlying midden is sited on a 25' raised beach in the angle of a sheltered estuary. Fifteen feet of overhang of Torridonian sandstone remains over an extensive and apparently deep deposit of oyster, limpet, mussel and cockle-shells with bone and deer antler tines. No artifacts were observed. An estate road removed a corner of the midden some 30 years ago, and a wooden bowl is alleged to have been recovered then. Further recent road improvements has removed a substantial portion of the deposit, but at least half the cone of dejection remains. This has the appearance of a typical Mesolithic or pre-pottery Neolithic rock shelter.
I A Crawford 1965 <1>
Photographs of the shelter were forwarded to the HER in November 2010. There are extensive views over Loch Kanaird (Keanchulish Bay) from the rock shelter. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG3365 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book no. 33, 80.
- <1> SHG420 Text/Publication/Article: Crawford, I A. 1965. 'Ceann a' Chaolais, near Ardmair, Ullapool: kitchen midden', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1965, p.35-6. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 35-6. 35-6.
- <2> SHG25050 Text/Correspondence: Woodley, H. 11/2010. Information and photographs from Helen Woodley. Yes. Digital.
Finds (6)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 5 2011 1:37PM
