Monument record MHG8712 - Possible Henge, Scotsburn House
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7153 7621 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOGIE EASTER |
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Full Description
About 30m N of chambered cairn noted on NH77NW 7 there is a circular enclosure which measures c 20m in diameter over a low bank 3m in thickness. Immediately inside the bank there are traces of what may be a shallow ditch.
RCAHMS 1979, visited 1978.
The enclosure at NH 7153 7621 is as described above. It is ill-defined, but the inner ditch appears to be 3m wide and 0.1m deep. A 3.m wide gap in WSW may be an entrance or possibly later mutilation. The enclosure superficially resembles some hengiform sites, but the remains are too poorly defined for certain classification.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J B) 23 February 1981.
The site was visited by Roland Spencer-Jones of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society on the 18th of December 2013. At the time of this visit the site was almost indistinguishable from the vegetation surrounding it. There was a faint suggestion of a bank remaining on the eastern side. However, it would appear that this site has almost completely disappeared. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 24, No. 200.
- <1> SHG26237 Text/Correspondence: Spencer-Jones, R.. 2013. Site visit to possible henge at Scotsburn House. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Yes.
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2014 3:15PM
