MHG2892 - Fort, Balmachree
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FORT (Early Bronze Age to Pictish - 2400 BC? to 900 AD?)
Protected Status
Full Description
Fort (Site), Balmachree: Air photographs have revealed the crop-marks of a D-shaped fort measuring about 50m by 45m in arable ground 500m NE of Balmachree farmhouse. The chord is formed by a ravine and elsewhere the fort is defended by two ditches.
RCAHMS 1979; Visible on RCAHMS air photographs IN 2650-1: flown 1976 and IN 3095-7: flown 1977.
See link below to HES Canmore for aerial photos of cropmarks. <1>
This site was included in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland online database. See link below for site entry. <2>
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 15, No. 90.
- --- SHG4034 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4035 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4036 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4037 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4274 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4275 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore.
- <2> SHG27950 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2903.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7407 4802 (181m by 187m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Civil Parish | PETTY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5025 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14212 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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