MHG56273 - Possible late Neolithic-early Bronze Age ritual site - Torbreck, Inverness

Summary

A circle of six pits seen on a 1992 oblique AP in a field at Torbreck, Inverness. It may be the remains of a late Neolithic-early Bronze Age ritual site.

Type and Period (2)

  • PIT (Unknown date)
  • PIT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 1501 BC?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A circle of six pits seen on a 1992 oblique AP in a field at Torbreck, Inverness. It may be the remains of a late Neolithic-early Bronze Age ritual site. They were mentioned in the report of a watching brief undertaken in the same field in 1998-9 by Cannich Archaeological Services. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6534 4122 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH64SE
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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