MHG4330 - Glendruidh
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- BUILDING? (Undated)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING? (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH64SE 38 6830 4300.
NH 683 430. The crop-mark of a rectangular timber building has been recorded 450m NW of Parks farmhouse; it measures about 30m by 11m and contains slight indications of what may be internal structures. About 15m to the W there is the crop-mark of a sub-rectangular enclosure measuring about 22m by 16m within a narrow ditch.
RCAHMS 1979; Visible on RCAHMS air photograph IN 2644 : flown 1976.
This building could be compared with the Neolithic 'timber hall' excavated at Balbridie (NO 79 NW 16).
G S Maxwell 1978.
Significant archaeological features were not identified in two machine stripped trenches at this site in 1991.
S Carter and C Russell-White 1991.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG116 Text/Publication/Article: Maxwell, G S. 1978. 'Air photography and the works of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland', Aerial Archaeol Vol. 2 1978, p.37-44. Aerial Archaeol. 37-44. 44.
- --- SHG1686 Text/Publication/Article: Carter, S. and Russell-White, C J. 1993. The investigation of two cropmark sites near Inverness. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol.123 235-43. 235-7, 240-2.
- --- 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. . 20, No. 131.
- --- SHG941 Text/Publication/Article: Carter and Russell-White, S and C. 1991. Inverness Southern Distributor (Inverness & Bona parish): pit alignments, timber halls. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6831 4305 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13521 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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