MHG64129 - Large earthwork - Midtown, Inverasdale
Summary
A large roughly circular earthwork at Midtown, Inverasdale.
Type and Period (3)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BROCH? (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN? (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A large roughly circular earthwork at Midtown, Inverasdale, to the northeast of the former schoolhouse (see MHG16350). It is shown as a triangular area of rough ground on the OS 1st Edition map. On vertical aerial photography taken between 2004 ('Millennium Map' series) and 2021 it appears as a more circular, raised earthwork c.20m in diameter situated on levl ground on a spur of higher ground on the coast formed to the west by the Inverasdale River. It lies in a prominent position and could be the remains of a broch or a chambered cairn. <1> <2> <3> <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG23422 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-76. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Ross-shire. Digital.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
- <4> SHG29107 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2021. Getmapping aerial photography 2021.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8218 8498 (33m by 33m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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