MHG10773 - Ironworking Site, Skelpick
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC75NW 20 7217 5669.
Evidence of iron smelting occurs in bank of Skelpick Burn 8ins below surface A bed of iron slag, 9ins thick and intermixed with burnt wood overlies a layer of charcoal, 2 1/2ins thick.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; H F Campbell 1920. <1><2>
The layer of iron slag is still identifiable 0.4m below the present ground level. Visited by OS (J L D) 2 May 1960.
This site on NE bank of the Skelpick Burn survives as a mound 5.5m across and 0.6m in maximum height. It is truncated in SW exposing contents as described above. The mound is turf covered in contrast with the surrounding moorland vegetation.
Surveyed at 1:10000. Visited by OS (J B) 8 August 1977.
A website user, Mark Stevens, notes that the Blaeu map of StrathNaver (from Atlas Novus c.1642) indicates that iron was mined and worked in this general area: "Mynes of Yron". West of Skail he writes on the map ''Heir is Yron Made'' South west from Skail is Beinn Stumanadh. Pont writes on his map '' Bin Staominy whair is had Iron oare''. <3><4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG17961 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17962 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 89, No. 262.
- <2> SHG2022 Text/Publication/Volume: Campbell, H F. 1920. Caithness and Sutherland. 113.
- <3> SHG25336 Text/Correspondence: Stevens, M. 06/2011. Email correspondence between Mark Stevens and Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Yes. Digital.
- <4> SHG25335 Text/Publication/Volume: Blaeu, J (ed). 1654. Blaeu Atlas of Scotland. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7216 5669 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (2)
- http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/blaeu/index.html (Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 in NLS digital map library)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6222 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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