MHG62673 - Enclosure - Cul Beag/Allt na Crionaiche

Summary

Ruined enclosure at Allt na Crìonaiche.

Type and Period (2)

  • ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • WALL (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A walkover survey at Cul Beag/ Allt na Crionaiche was carried out by NOSAS members in Aug 2015. The remains of two farmsteads and associated enclosures are 3 kms west of Aultgowrie Bridge on the south facing slope above the Allt Goibhre at an altitude of 230m.

6. Enclosure wall – an L shaped alignment of stones indicate a wall which has at one time surrounded the grassy improved area on its west and south sides. The walls are roughly 75m and 44m in length. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2015 aerial photographs. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 4533 4978 (84m by 58m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH44NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish URRAY

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