MHG29165 - Circular enclosure, Balblair Wood
Summary
A circular, stone-built enclosure which could be of prehistoric origin.
Type and Period (2)
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
No: 5
NGR: NH 4998 4428
Source: fieldwalking
Class: Circular enclosure
Description - This is possibly a substantial, circular, drystone enclosure of c.19m diameter. The bank which forms this feature is irregular and varies in height. At maximum it is 0.4m in height, but frequently becomes indistinguishable from the natural undulations of the ground. This monument is tree and turf covered and has recently had a substantial quantity of car batteries dumped within it.
T is impossible to provide a definitive function or date for this feature, but it is not unlikely to be a prehistoric origin. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4998 4427 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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