MHG30708 - Enclosure - Naust
Summary
A fine drystone animal enclosure.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An area of stone clearance heaps and bracken-clad grassland show this was formerly an area of cultivation. A fine drystone animal enclosure lies at NG 8271 8381, well outside the pipeline route. <1>
Three low ridges, possible former field boundaries, run down the slope from the road. At the base of these are probable clearance cairns and, at the base of the middle ridge, one possible oval structure measuring 3m. in length. Further clearance cairns are scattered in a line northward as far as a small burn, Along the coast on both sides of this burn are areas 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 7.
- <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 19.
- <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 8271 8381 (12m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
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