Record details
| ID: | MHG55427 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Shinty field, Dell Farm near Tomatin |
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Summary
The site of a shinty pitch.
Reports
| Grid Reference: | NH 802 269 |
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| Map Sheet: | NH82NW |
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| Civil Parish: | MOY AND DALAROSSIE |
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| Geographical Area: | INVERNESS |
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Monument Types
Other References/Statuses
- Historic Environment Record: MHG55427
Full description
There were two shinty pitches in Strathdearn: one at Dell and reputedly one beside Dalarossie Church. Ian MacDonald, whose parents had Dell Farm, remembers going to watch matches there as a boy.
Information from Betty Watson. See also I.F. Grant 1980, Along a Highland Road (1980) pp. 43, 45. <1>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Strathdearn. Yes. Digital. Site 46. |
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