MHG62339 - Iron working site - Gaskbeg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small iron-working site was recorded during an ESA survey by J Wordsworth in 1997 near Gaskbeg. It was possibly associated with a hut circle (see MHG2811) to the southwest and nearby field system (see MHG62338). At the northwest erosion has exposed a small area of charcoal with a few pieces of iron slag suggesting that there was a small bloomery here to smelt bog iron ore. <1>
The iron slag and charcoal were deposited with Inverness Museum. They are listed under Acc. No. 2004.053 according to the site archive file. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG20970 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 1997. Gaskbeg Farm, Laggan Bridge: An archaeological survey for ESA Management. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 01/08/1997. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 3. XY
- <2> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files. 2004.053.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 6238 9557 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN69NW |
| Civil Parish | LAGGAN |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (2)
- SLAG (Undated)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/123553 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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