MHG57707 - Enclosure, Inverchoran Wood Alternative Inverchoran West

Summary

Enclosure at Inverchoran Wood Alternative Inverchoran West

Type and Period (1)

  • ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Inverchoran Wood Alternative Inverchoran West

Cairns, buildings and enclosures (616 – 623) - centred on NH 2532 5045 were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project. These sites are situated in the linear strip of ground, which is1.5kms in length, on the south side of the valley floor to the west of Inverchoran. It is mainly grassland and heather and is bounded on the south side by a forest plantation. Aerial photographs of 1947 show that there had been a timber camp at the west end.

979 Enclosure S - NH 25432 50432 A wasted stone wall forms the west end of an enclosure. <1>

Note; Site not visible on APs so location approximate (T Blackie 20/2/18)

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 2543 5043 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH25SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish CONTIN

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