Monument record MHG8190 - Dun, Findon Cottage
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6094 6028 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER |
Map
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Full Description
NH66SW 8 6094 6028.
(NH 6094 6028) Dun (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
A robbed dun, circular on plan, situated on level ground in a fork formed by two stream gullies. The wall is heavily quarried but the outer face is visible in NE, S and SW giving an overall diameter of 21m. The inner face can be seen in SE indicating a wall thickness here of c.5.3m. Woodham (1956) states that entrance in W side is 4' wide, but there is now no trace of it. The dun is surrounded by the remains of a stone wall, best preserved in N where it is turf-covered and spread to c3.5m average width. Elsewhere it is evident as a faint rickle of stones. There is a break in SW possibly an entance but more likely an access for robbing the dun. The footings of a rectangular structure, c5.5m by c. 3m, abut onto inside of the wall in the NW.
Surveyed at 1/2500 (OS {RB})
A A Woodham 1956; Visited by OS (R B) 26 1 1966 and (RL) 3 December 1970. <1>
Information from a participant in the Black Isles Heritage Memories project; examined by David Trump in mid 1990s. He recorded a supporting wall. No further information available. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 15, No. 75.
- <1> SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 83; plan.
- <2> SHG24970 Text/Report: McCullagh, C. 09/2010. Black Isle Heritage Memories: Remembering your Community Avoch, Culbokie and Tore. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. Digital. C7.
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Record last edited
Jul 13 2015 2:25PM
