MHG62145 - Recessed platform - Allt na Criche, Urchany
Summary
Recessed platform, Allt na Criche, Urchany
Type and Period (1)
- PLATFORM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) undertook an archaeological survey of Urchany in 2015.
Site H04; Recessed Platform. This 'D'-shaped platform, c9.3m N-S x 6.7m E-W, is recessed into the east facing slope on its west side, with stone buttressing at the east front. It lies in an area of muir burn dating to 2013. A considerable amount of colluvium appears to have spread down onto the back of the platform. There is now no evidence of a structure on the surface. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2015 aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG28596 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Spencer-Jones, R.. 2020. A NoSAS Survey of the Lands of Urchany: A Multi-period Settlement on the Braes West of Beauly: 6th-10th April 2015. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.48 Site H04, figure 135. XY
- <2> SHG27328 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2015. Getmapping aerial photography 2015. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4566 4569 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44NE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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