Monument record MHG9146 - Preaching Site, Glac an Eichbhain
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0172 0925 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC00NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOCHBROOM |
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Wester Ross Project - Cathy Dagg, 02/04
NC00NW 5 0172 0925.
(NC 0172 0927) "Aite na h'Urdrighean - place of open-air worship, especially communion, in ? natural amphitheatre".
OS 6"map annotated by I Crawford, September 1961.
The amphitheatre has been constructed in a natural hollow, 4.5m deep on NE side and open on SW. The bottom has been levelled, and the open end closed by a crescentic flat-topped bank 0.9m high. It is well known locally as having been a place of worship when the population of Achiltibuie was at its greatest.
Visited by OS (G H P) 24 May 1962.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
