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MHG29176 - Earth bank - Balblair Wood

Summary

A turf-covered bank with a ditch on the northern side.

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A turf-covered bank with a ditch on its northern side which runs NE to SW along the bottom edge of the plateau. The bank is c.1m wide and generally over 0.5m tall. The ditch is of a similar width to the bank and survives as a hollow 0.2m deep, although excavation would undoubtedly confirm that it is much deeper. The bank and ditch continue to the north and south of the project area and are probably related to the post-medieval farming landscape to the north of the project area, which comprises a number of similar banks and ditches and long houses. Cairns both within the project area (no.’s 3, 4 and 6-15) and to the immediate north are probably clearance heaps: certainly they seem to be confined to the improved land north of this bank and ditch. However, the presence of probable chambered tombs (no.’s 1 and 2) and a circular enclosure (no. 5) suggests that any clearance may have been placed on and masked monuments of a prehistoric date, such as burial cairns and hut circles. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 50073 44366 (152m by 397m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH54SW
Civil Parish	KILMORACK
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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