Print

MHG57715 - Drystone dyke, Inverchoran Wood (Alternative Inverchoran West)

Summary

Drystone dyke at Inverchoran Wood (Alternative Inverchoran West)

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

Inverchoran Wood Alternative Inverchoran West

Cairns, buildings and enclosures (616 – 623) - centred on NH 2532 5045 and 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.

623 Drystone Dyke - at outlet of Loch Beannacharain NH 23942 50860 The lower end of a substantial but tumbled drystone dyke meets the loch side at the above NGR. From this point the dyke runs off uphill. It gives the impression of being a boundary dyke between holdings. <1>

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

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Grid reference	Centred NH 2394 5085 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH25SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

External Links (1)