MHG2573 - Motte, Fort Augustus

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MOTTE (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)

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The motte built at Abertarff, at the southern end of Loch Ness (NH 3808) by the Berwickshire baron Thomas of Thirlestane was attacked by the native population in 1228. Thomas was slain and his castle razed.
G W S Barrow 1980; 1973

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--- SHG1953 Text/Publication/Volume: Barrow, G W S. 1973. The kingdom of the Scots; government, church and society from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. 376.
--- SHG1954 Text/Publication/Volume: Barrow, G W S. 1980. The Anglo-Norman era in Scottish history. 32.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 3799 0800 (60m by 60m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH30NE
Civil Parish	BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/12197 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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