MHG30698 - Enclosure - Boor
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
This substantial enclosure is still evident to the W of Creag Fhearchair even though it is only recorded on the 1875 OS map. A rectangular shape evident at cNG 8398 8250 close to the N edge of the enclosure may mark a house site. The bracken-clad grassland to the NW may have been formerly cultivated though no cultivation ridges were evident. <1>
Creag Fhearchair Area of field walls and cultivation. This is also the approximate location of Ruymakilvandrich, ' the point of the son of the servant of Andrew' marked on the Blaeu map of 1654. Traces of sections of dykes dating to pre-improvement cultivation meander below the road and cross a turf and stone dyke coming up from the point. North of this dyke the original dyke becomes more substantial although concealed by bracken, and eventually runs up to join the road. There are two prominent boulders close to the intersection of these two dykes. About 5m. below these boulders are two low grass-covered mounds, and attached to the turf dyke near these is a small circular enclosure, possibly a lambing pen. Below all these features, running along above the shore, is a large area of rig cultivation. <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 18.
- <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 8.
- <3> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8397 8201 (94m by 126m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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