Monument record MHG9008 - Henge - Dugary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5231 5267 (93m by 92m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NH55SW 11 5232 5266.
Earthwork (NR) OS 1/10,000map, (1973)
Circular, hengiform earthwork (G J Wainwright 1969) consisiting of a ditch with an outer bank.
Visiible on OS APs OS.67.46:58-9 (23 April 1967); Visible on CUCAP APs AT 170 (J K St Joseph).
In a cultivated field, set slightly into SE side of a small hillock at 60 ft OD, there is a circular earthwork much reduced by ploughing. It consists of a bank, now visible on ground in N and SE quadrants only, measuring about 42 m from crest to crest. Within this bank there is a ditch, about 10m in width and 0.7 m in depth, enclosing a level circular platform 20m in diameter. In SE quadrant of ditch there is a very slight swelling which may be the remains of a causeway, but there is no corresponding break in the bank. This earthwork, although larger, is v similar to nearby proto-henges at Contin (NH 45 NW 1), Culbokie (NH 55 NE 4), and Conon Bridge (NH 55 NW 1).
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (A A) 24 November 1967.
The site was Scheduled in 1973.
Listed as a possible Class 1 henge. APs (Visible on RCAHMS APs RC 1870-2 (1978) show that entrance lies on SSW. RCAHMS 1979, visited 1979. <1>
The site was photographed from the air in 1983 by R B Gourlay of the Highland Council. <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7> <8> <9>
The earthwork has been ploughed-out, and there is nothing visible on ground. Just visible on recent OS APS.
Information from OS (R Wilby, Inverness) 4 May 1989.
Jim Bone Aerial Photographs 2003 show that the "henge" is not circular but closer to eyeball shape with broader ditch on W side to create protruberance. In addition to this there is a v strong possibility of an outer ditch visible also on this side. It is notable that the monument lies within 2 (now filled in) channels. Another slightly smaller circular feature with central pit lies to the E of this, largely outwith the scheduled area - HAW 10/2003
The Scheduled area was amended by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016. <10> <11>
Sources/Archives (13)
- --- SHG306 Text/Publication/Monograph: Harding and Lee, A F and G E. 1987. Henge monuments and related sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. Brit Ser. 175. 374, No. 276; plan, 375.
- --- SHG61 Text/Publication/Article: Wainwright, G J. 1969. 'A review of henge monuments in the light of recent research', Proc Prehist Soc, Vol 35 (New Series), pp 112-33. p 129.
- <1> 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. . 13, No. 65.
- <2> SHG11744 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge (?), Dugary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <3> SHG11745 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge (?), Dugary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <4> SHG11746 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge (?), Dugary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <5> SHG11747 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge, Dungary and Ringditch, Logieside. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <6> SHG11748 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge, Dungary and Ringditch, Logieside. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <7> SHG11749 Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R B. 1983. AP : Henge (?), Dugary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. Yes. Original & digital.
- <8> SHG3790 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: Gourlay, R B. 1983. Henge and cropmark (Ringditch) from the north-east. B/W Negative. . Original & digital.
- <9> SHG3802 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: Gourlay, R B. 1983. Henge(?) - Very faint, Dugary. B/W Negative. . Original & digital.
- <10> SHG27616 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Changes to the Schedule of Monuments: 620, 889, 1827, 3145, 3403, 13619, 13621, 13623, 13637. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <11> SHG27629 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM3403: Dugary, henge 425m SE of. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
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Record last edited
Oct 10 2017 11:19AM
