MHG9070 - Ardnagrask Mains
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- (Alternate Type) ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmark feature. Aerial photo supplied by Jim Bone.
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NH54NE0073.
J Aitken : 24/01/01.
Air photography has revealed the crop-mark of a ring-ditch 450 m SE of Ardnagrask Mains farmhouse; it measures about 12 m in diameter. (Visible on RCAHMS air photograph RC 1801-3, flown 1977). RCAHMS 1979
Further aerial photographs have been taken of this enclosure. It is possible that there is an entrance in the N. Various linear features and pits are visible across the field, though they may be geomorphological rather than man-made. (See Archive for details.)
Information from J Harden 1989.
Sources/Archives (17)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 16, No. 85.
- --- SHG3775 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3776 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3777 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3778 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3799 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4876 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4877 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4878 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4879 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4880 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4881 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4882 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4883 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4884 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4885 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4886 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5240 4900 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12687 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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