MHG18084 - Naust
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG88SW 8 8333 8265.
A circular stone walled enclosure c.10m to 12m in diameter and part sunk in peat may be a roundhouse.
Sponsor: Highland Regional Council Water and Sewerage.
J Wordsworth 1994g. <1>
A circular stone-walled enclosure some 10-12m in diameter appears as a slightly greener more bracken-rich area within the surrounding sphagnum, heather and myrtle-rich bog. Another enclosure lies c. 100m to the N under the modern fence line.
An oval enclosure 100m by 50m was shown on the 1875 OS survey to the E (see MHG21366). However no trace of this was found and it has probably been destroyed by reseeding and a modern quarry pit adjacent to the road.
As the circular feature is deeply buried it is most likely to be the remains of a prehistoric roundhouse. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2985 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1994. 'Tollie-Inverasdale water pipeline (Gairloch parish): settlement and cultivation', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p.39. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 39. 39.
- <2> SHG21385 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 05/1994. Inverasdale Water Pipeline: An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Route. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 12/05/1994. . Site 14.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8332 8265 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/88048 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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