Monument record MHG8749 - Moor of Navity

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7687 6497 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH76SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish CROMARTY

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Full Description

NH76SE 1 7688 6497.

(NH 7688 6497) A small elongated mound 50ft long by 25ft wide, orientated N-S. The mound is 2 1/2ft high and has a thick covering of peat. No stones could be felt on probing.
Information from A A Woodham to OS, 17 September 1954.

The mound, of the approximate dimensions described by Woodham, lies at the edge of a cultivated field adjacent to an area of rough pasture. It has been added to by stone clearance, and is covered by grass and not peat as stated above. It's original purpose could not be ascertained. Visited by OS (R B) 13 January 1966.

An amorphous turf-covered mound of indeterminate period and purpose as described by Bruce and Woodham.
Visited by OS (N K B) 23 November 1970.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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