MHG64634 - Field system - Cnoc an Damh
Summary
The field system is denoted by stone clearance heaps spaced on average 15.0m to 20.0m apart.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At NC 1618 4400, above the S shore of a loch, is a field system.
The field system is denoted by stone clearance heaps spaced on average 15.0m to 20.0m apart, rickles of stone indicating linear clearance, occasional traces of lynchets and, on the S periphery, a stretch of consumption walling; no measurable plots are evident.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 15 May 1980.
Site 10; A group of eight cairns are located to the east of Loch Leathad nan Cruineachd. Four cairns are situated on a low ridge to the north-east of the loch, with a further four cairns on a natural shelf in the hill side 50 m to the south. The cairns are up to 0.6 m high, some are elongated up to 3 m by 8 m, others are sub-circular and up to 5 m in diameter. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21783 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dalland M, Halliday S. 1999. Forestry Survey: Scourie & Badcall Common Grazing, Highland. Headland Archaeology Ltd. 30/11/1999. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 10.
- <2> 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 NC 1630 4404 (278m by 301m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC14SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/4603 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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