MHG30692 - Building - Boor
Summary
Footings of a rectangular building just below the road.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The unroofed building marked here has recently been removed, perhaps in connection with the construction of the new Boor Bridge. The building was sited on a low platform. <1>
Boor Farm The farmhouse was on the hillside above the road, a new house and access track have been built there since 1946. The following features within the farmland are within or close to the wayleave:
A; Footings of a rectangular building just below the road. Around this are the stone footings of a dyke enclosing an area which has been built up to a level platform This must have been fenced until recently as garden trees are growing within this area. <2>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 18/3/26)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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 24.
- <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 6a. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8446 8130 (7m by 7m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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