MHG7117 - Carn Mor Dun
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
Protected Status
Full Description
Dun has now been cleared of trees, except for yew in centre. It is becoming overgrown & natural regeneration is taking place. Ditches visible and the wall line is relatively clear to follow, but details hard to ascertain. - photos. HAW 10/2002
(NH 6033 5858) Carn Mor (NAT) Dun (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
(Name: NH 602 585) Human Remains found AD 1859 (NAT)
OS 25" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
Carn Mor, an overgrown circular dun, situated on a knoll. The wall (some 8' thick, according to Feachem) is spread to c.6m but no faces are evident and its thickness cannot be determined. The internal diameter appears to be about 18m. The ill-defined entrance is in the SW.
The dun is surrounded by 2 ramparts with a medial ditch, with an entrance in SW, coincident with that of the dun.
The ONB (1873) recording that it was known locally as the Carn Mor, adds that human remains were found in the interior in 1859.
Resurveyed at 1:2500 (OS {R B} 18 March 1966).
Name Book 1873; R W Feachem 1963; Visited by OS (R L) 3 December 1970.
This site was photographed from the air by Jim Bone in 2008. <1>
A topographic survey of the monument was undertaken by Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services in 2012 on behAlf of Forestry Commission Scotland. <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (26)
- --- SHG11750 Image/Photograph(s): AP :. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2187 Text/Publication/Volume: Feachem, R W. 1963. A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland. 1st. 184.
- --- SHG23295 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Carn Mor Dun Culbokie. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- 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. . 14, No. 72.
- --- SHG3363 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 31, No. 48.
- --- SHG3781 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4916 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4917 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4918 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4919 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4920 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 83, No. 47.
- --- SHG9554 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9555 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9560 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9561 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9566 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie, after clearance. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9567 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie, after clearance. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9571 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dun,Carn Mor, Culbokie after clearing. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9572 Image/Photograph(s): Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie, after tree clearance. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9621 Image/Photograph(s): Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie, after clearance. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9627 Image/Photograph(s): Carn Mor Dun, Culbokie, after clearance. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9633 Image/Photograph(s): Dun, Carn Mor, Culbokie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG25362 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Oblique: Bone, J. 2008-9. Aerial photographs of various HER sites submitted by Jim Bone. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG24426 Image/Drawing/Topographical Drawing: Peteranna, M.. 2012. Carn Mor topographical survey. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. . Digital.
- <3> SHG26980 Text/Report: Forestry Commission Scotland. 2012. Archaeological Measured Survey on Scotland's national forest estate. Forestry Commission Scotland. Digital. pp.20-21.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 60334 58589 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4579 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13564 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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