MHG28634 - Township - Dalnamein
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (5)
- BUILDING (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- RIG AND FURROW (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- DYKE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- CORN DRYING KILN (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- TOWNSHIP (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1850 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The probable township of Dalamein.
A number of features were recorded by the Tain Archaeological Group in 1995.
cNH 728 987 Three rectangular, turf-covered footings measuring 5m by 4m, 8m by 2.75m and 10m by 3m approximately.
cNH 725 987 Turf-covered footings of a two-compartment building c5m by 3m and 10.5m by 3m.
Ce NH 723 988 Large area of rig cultivation.
NH 724 985 Footings of another cruciform house with the outline of three small buildings nearby. Downhill and a few yards to the W of this are four small circular depressions.
NH 722 985 Heather-covered corn-drying kiln, near E end of an enclosure. Bowl c1.5m.
NH 725 985 Faint outline of a three-compartment building, measuring 11.5m by 2m. This is between
two large, turf-covered arcs of stones.
Below the modern house of Dalnamein is an area of cultivation rigs.
NH 727 986 Possible remains of corn-drying kiln.
NH 726 986 Turf-covered outline of rectangular enclosure, 16m by 10m.
A stretch of turf and stone dyke, terminating in a sunken, walled enclosure at the bottom of the slope (NH 726 987). 10m to the E of this enclosure is a small grave with headstone revealing letters BIDDY.
NH 727 985 Corn-drying kiln.
Turf-covered footings of a long building with three compartments, measuring 16.5m by 2-4m being wider at the W end.
Sponsor: Tain Archaeological Group 1995.
M Macdonald 1995.
NOTE: It is difficult to place some of the recorded features as their given NGRs are imprecise and clearly incorrect when projected in GIS and a thorough survey of the area is required. This will no doubt also pick up additional prehistoric features. In addition, at least two farmsteads to the north of the main area of features close to the river may also have formed part of the wider township - see MHG14568 and MHG19237 [IS-L 17/06/2025].
There are considerably more features no doubt associated with the township visible in vertical aerial photography than those originally recorded in 1995. <2> <3> <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG18364 Image/Photograph(s): Dalnamain. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18365 Image/Photograph(s): Dalnamain. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18366 Image/Photograph(s): Dalnamain. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG528 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald, M. 1995. 'Dalnamein (Dornoch parish), multi-period', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1995, p.47. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 47. 47; Fig 18.
- <2> SHG27327 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2011. Getmapping aerial photography 2011. XY
- <3> SHG28059 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2016. Getmapping aerial photography 2016.
- <4> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7240 9878 (1127m by 823m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (9)
- Parent of: Corn drying kiln - Dalnamain (Monument) (MHG11728)
- Parent of: Corn drying kiln - Dalnamein (Monument) (MHG28635)
- Parent of: Dalnamain (Monument) (MHG14567)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG28634 (Monument) (MHG45649)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG28634 (Monument) (MHG45650)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG28634 (Monument) (MHG45651)
- Parent of: Dyke - Dalnamein (Monument) (MHG28660)
- Parent of: Farmstead - Allt Na H-Innse Aonar (Monument) (MHG19237)
- Parent of: Farmstead? - Dalnamain (Monument) (MHG14568)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/132954 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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