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MHG64702 - Ring ditch, possible barrow - 500m NW of Polnicol

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A ring ditch, possibly a barrow c.500m NW of Polnicol.

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Cropmark of a ring ditch, possibly a ploughed down barrow, similar to others seen to the southeast (see MHG8613).

NH 752 731. The crop-marks of about six ring-ditches have been recorded about 100m NW of Polnicol. They measure about 5m in diameter. There is nothing visible on the ground.
RCAHMS 1979, visited 1978; Visible on RCAHMS air photographs RC 1421-4: flown 1976.

These circles, most of which are visible as dark circles in crops or grass on colour oblique photographs taken by former RCAHMS in 2013, are very reminiscent of ploughed-down barrows seen elsewhere, particularly at Tarradale on the Black Isle (see MHG) [IS-L 26/09/2025].

This specific cropmark sits apart from the others on the northeast edge of a large oval embanked feature, measuring c.80m x c.60m the function and origin of which is unknown, which is itself on the northern end of the slight ridge on which the other circles are located. The oval is visible in SEPA LiDAR data, with its southeast quadrant cut by the modern railway line. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7511 7320 (30m by 29m)
Map sheet	NH77SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	KILMUIR EASTER

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