MHG57632 - Enclosure, Carnoch West
Summary
Enclosure at Carnoch West
Type and Period (1)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Carnoch West
Enclosures, building, sheepdip/sheepfold (834 - 836, 838 and 839) - centred on NH 2480 5110 (Nmrs No - NH25SW0011) These features, recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project, are on a steepish south facing slope, to the north of the present road and south of the old road, 824. The site comprises several enclosures a sheepdip and associated enclosures and a building. The area is generally grassy but there is extensive bracken.
838 Enclosure - centred on NH 2482 5108 This is the largest of the enclosures. Oval in shape, it is roughly 200m x 100m and surrounded by a roughly constructed dry stone wall. The wall is largely tumbled but does reach 1m in height in places. The sheepdip and associated enclosures are situated at its north/upper end and the walls are contiguous with one another. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 APs <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24905 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2010. Report of Phase Four Strathanmore to Loch Beannacharain: May 2008 - June 2009. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.36 Site 838.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 2485 5108 (174m by 144m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH25SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CONTIN |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
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