MHG21366 - Enclosure - Allt Loch Chriostina
Summary
An oval enclosure 100m by 50m.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An enclosure with an unroofed structure built into the NW corner is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xxxii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 April 1996.
An oval enclosure 100m by 50m was shown on the 1875 OS survey to the E. However no trace of this was found and it has probably been destroyed by reseeding and a modern quarry pit adjacent to the road. A circular stone-walled enclosure some 10-12m in diameter appears as a slightly greener more bracken-rich area within the surrounding sphagnum, heather and myrtle-rich bog. Another enclosure lies c. 100m to the N under the modern fence line. As the circular feature is deeply buried it is most likely to be the remains of a prehistoric roundhouse (see MHG18084). <1>
Allt Loch Chriostina: Hill field and associated structure. A low turf and stone wall encloses a roughly oval hill field. Tucked into the ridge in the NW of this field is a small rectangular drystone building, possibly a shepherd's bothy. These features are marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG21385 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 05/1994. Inverasdale Water Pipeline: An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Route. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 12/05/1994. . Site 14.
- <2> SHG21076 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C.. 2000. An Archaeological Survey of the proposed route of a water pipeline between poolewe and Inverasdale, Wester Ross. Catherine Dagg. 31/07/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 10.
- <3> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8336 8265 (69m by 101m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/105019 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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