Monument record MHG9276 - Balmacara House
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8000 2800 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG82NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOCHALSH |
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Full Description
NG82NW 1 80 28.
' I was told ... that in a moss on the hill above Balmacara House, there was a hilllock on which melted matter had been seen. This I visited ... but was disappointed on finding only a heap of loose stones of small size, without a vestige of a rampart, or anything indicating place of defence or a signal station. It appeared to me that the moss had been a lake, and this heap an island in it.'
G Mackenzie 1857.
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Visited by OS (R L) 21 September 1966.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1410 Text/Publication/Article: Mackenzie, G. 1857. 'Researches in regard to the vitrified forts of Ross-shire, and other stations connected with them, where melted matter does not appear. Contained in a letter to Dr Hibbet, dated Coul, 1 September 1825', Archaeol Scot Vol. 4 1857, p.186-7. Archaeol Scot. 186-7. 186.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
