MHG21163 - Dun - Loch Gamhna
Summary
A dun internally 10 to 11 m diameter.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Site recorded as a 'Dun' by Dr Thomas C. Welsh, Sept. 1993.
Situated between the stream linking Loch Gamnha to Loch an Eilein, where a gully has partly undermined the walls, and up to 10 m W of a 19th century ha-ha type boundary bank which cuts across the site, a dun internally 10 to 11 m diameter, within rubble walls up to 7m thick, up to llm high, overall 28m N-S by 30m. On south is an outwork in an arc merging with the dun wall east & west, formed by a rubble bank up to 4m thick, and partly accompanied by a ditch, also represented on west. On the north side is a steep slope although a narrow ridge approaches from NW (on which is an oval foundation 7 x 5m). Within the dun are structures against the wall up to 3 m deep, and partly overlying the wall on NE a coarse foundation 9 x 5 m. In the space between the dun and outwork on south, two foundations 7 x 4m and 3m square. The site is covered by birchwood. Figure 5 shows the dun and a possibly related complex of walls created out of the debris fan at the foot of the stream linking the lochs. <1> <2>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 19/1/26)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG20951 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, T. C.. 1993. A Survey of the Lower Ground of Rothiemurchus south of the River Druie to identify past human activity in the landscape. Thomas C. Welsh. 01/01/1994. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 7, Figure 5. XY
- <2> SHG2927 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, Dr TC. 09/1998. The Invisible Site Finder: A personal view of the role of interpretive survey in archaeology, based on thirty years experience as an independent site-finder, and a comment on the low visibility imposed by restricted access to publication. Unaffiliated. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8936 0717 (29m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH80NE |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/104380 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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