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MHG64098 - Stone wall - Meall a' Bhroin

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Stone wall, which may form part of the woodland enclosure wall.

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An archaeological survey of the Glencripesdale National Nature Reserve was commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage and undertaken by J. G. Robertson in 1999.

Site 4. Turf and stone boundary. Remains of a stone wall and turf bank, which may, with the bank, No. 5 and the walls Nos. 3 and 10, form part of the woodland enclosure wall, No. 6, built in 1787-8 under the instructions of the Duke of Argyll. (See above p. 8) The stone wall element consists of coursed masonry and runs for 44m to the WSW from a small stream. It then continues for 20m to the WSW as a broad turf bank, before curving round and downhill to the NW and NNW before petering out in hummocky heather. Dimen: L 74m x W of bank 1.80m - 2m x H 0.30m. W of wall 0.70m x H lm max downslope; 0.50m upslope. Orientated mostly ENE - WSW.
Refs. AP CPE/SCOT/UK/376 Frame 4168.
Cregeen, 1964, 130. <1>

Note; Wall not visible on Aps due to tree cover so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 9/4/25).

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Grid reference	Centred NM 6701 5985 (32m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM65NE
Civil Parish	MORVERN
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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