Monument record MHG9068 - Fort, Gilchrist
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5370 4932 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
Map
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Full Description
NH54NW 30 537 493.
NH 537 493. Promontory Fort (Site), Gilchrist: Cropmarks on air photographs show the arcs of three concentric ditches in an arable field 250 m NW of Gilchrist farmhouse (Visible on RCAHMS air photographs RC 1792-4, flown 1977). Apparently designed to cut off approach to a tongue of low-lying and comparatively level ground running NW into marshland, they are in effect part of the defensive system of promontory fort measuring about 85m by 30m.
RCAHMS 1979.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG11632 Image/Photograph(s): Cropmark : defended promontory.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG12495 Image/Photograph(s): AP : Promontory Fort, Gilchrist, Muir of Ord.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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. . 14, No. 70.
- --- SHG3804 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG8619 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: Gilchrist, fort. Colour Print. .
- --- SHG8620 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: Gilchrist, fort. Colour Print. .
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
