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MHG61625 - Possible shooting butt - Aigas forest, Beauly

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Possible ruined shooting butt in Aigas forest near Beauly

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The North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) undertook a desk-based assessment followed by a walk-over survey at the request of Aigas Community Forest Trust in 2015/16. The forest was bought in April 2015 from the Forestry Commission under the Forestry Land Scheme. The Forest Trust was required to undertake an archaeological survey of the forest as part of its scoping for a Forest Design Plan. A variety of features were identified, many of which relate to the early years of the forest in mid-19th century.

Site 84. Possible shooting butt. A sub-rectangular cut in the ground crests a NW-facing slope. It consists of a raised stone-and earth bank, approx. 0.3m high and 5m x 4m, orientated E-W. Prominent stones are noticeable, particularly on west and east sides. Function is unknown, although the most plausible explanation is that it is a shooting butt. There are other scoops in the forest floor nearby, which could possibly have been other shooting butts, now decayed. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location approximate. (T. Blackie 6/3/20)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4544 4235 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH44SE
Civil Parish	KILMORACK
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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