MHG62167 - Enclosure - Reinadoul, Urchany

Summary

Possible lambing pen, Reinadoul, Urchany

Type and Period (1)

  • LAMBING PEN? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) undertook an archaeological survey of Urchany in 2015. The 1757 estate map, (see Fig 185), shows a 7-acre field called Reinadoul.

Site E104; Possible lambing pen. On the north side of an animal enclosure (see MHG62166) is a small enclosure, 2m x 3m internal dimensions. Its construction consists of more turf and less stone than E103. It could represent a lambing pen. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location approximate. (T. Blackie 4/11/20)

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 4448 4540 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH44NW
Civil Parish KILMORACK
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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