MHG63054 - Linear earthwork - Belladrum Farm
Summary
A linear earthwork parallel with the public road at Belladrum Farm.
Type and Period (1)
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Inverness Field Club, led by Donald Coghill, surveyed a number of sites in the Aird area between 1987 and 1989. Belladrum Farm.
A very low eroded rampart comes out from the roadside dyke. After 8 yds it turns sharply southwest to run in a straight line parallel with the public road for 230 yards, to near Belladrum Burn. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2356 Text/Manuscript: Jacks, S E (ed.). 1989. Some unrecorded sites in the Aird noted between Oct 1987 & May 1989. Inverness Field Club. Digital. Appendix 1b No.238. XY
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5162 4216 (91m by 125m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54SW |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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