Record details
| ID: | MHG45128 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Corpse Road, Foddety |
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Summary
The possible route of a corpse road.
Images
| Grid Reference: | NH 51405 58830 |
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| Map Sheet: | NH55NW |
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| Civil Parish: | FODDERTY |
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| Geographical Area: | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
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Monument Types
- CORPSE ROAD (Early Medieval to 21st Century - 561 AD? to 2100 AD)
- ROAD (Early Iron Age to Early Medieval - 550 BC? to 1057 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
- Historic Environment Record: MHG45128
- NMRS NUMLINK Reference: 12821
- NMRS Record Details: NH55NW8 ST JOHN THE BAPTIST'S WELL
- Old SMR Reference Number: NH55NW0008
Full description
St John the Baptist's well (see MHG9030) lies beside a zig zag track up the hill, that according to a local resident was an old coffin road to the church at Fodderty. <1>
At St John the Baptist's Well, just below the shoulder of Knockfarrel, the route of a possible early medieval roadway seems to coincide with this corpse road. The parallel embankments and levelled surface that characterise the roadway begin at NH 51397 58883 and continue down the north facing slope for 150m to NH 51452 58993. <2>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist. . |
| <2> | Text/Manuscript: McCullagh, C and MacKenzie, A. 2010. North of Scotland Archaeological Society: Road through Ross Project. Yes. Digital. . |
Related Monument/Building records
| MHG54956 | Part of: Possible early roadway, Tarradale to Tain (Monument) |
| MHG55384 | Related to: Possible fragment of early roadway, Coill an Righe (Monument) |
| MHG9030 | Related to: St John the Baptist's Well, Foddety (Monument) |
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