EHG3174 - Walkover survey - Sanna (Chasing Names - Norse Settlement and Contacts in Northern Argyll)
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Glasgow
Date
April and May 2008
Description
A walkover survey was undertaken by Anne Bankier on land to the north of allt Sanna, eastwards to the depopulated township of Plocaig, and then further east taking in a c.100m broad coastal strip as far as Eigin-aig. The aim was to identify all the visible archaeology within the survey area as part of the larger research agenda of assessing the evidence for Norse settlement in northern Argyll. The work was funded by The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and the Caledonian Research Foundation Scholarship. <1>
Note that the geographical representation of this survey area is an estimated extent based on the above description. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Location
| Location | Sanna, Ardnamurchan |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NM 45483 70194 (2786m by 1025m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | NM47SE |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- MHG54583 Allt Mhic Cailein (Monument)
- MHG54584 Allt Mhic Cailein (Monument)
- MHG54586 Allt Mhic Cailein (Monument)
- MHG54587 Allt Mhic Cailein (Monument)
- MHG54588 Allt Mhic Cailein (Monument)
- MHG54577 Ardnamurchan (Monument)
- MHG54578 Beinn Nan Ord (Monument)
- MHG54580 Buildings and a midden - Dun Ban, Ardnamurchan (Monument)
- MHG54575 Burnbank (Monument)
- MHG54576 Burnbank (Monument)
- MHG54581 Dun Ban (Monument)
- MHG54585 Glendrian Caves (Monument)
- MHG54582 Plocaig (Monument)
- MHG54590 Plocaig (Monument)
- MHG54579 Sanna (Monument)
- MHG54589 Settlement - Allt Mhic Cailein, Ardnamurchan (Monument)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG3173 Reconnaissance survey - Norse Settlement and Contacts in Northern Argyll
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Record last edited
Nov 6 2018 11:11AM