MHG6360 - Cnoc Alasdair
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH57SE 10 c. 577 739.
For one group of alleged tumuli near Boath, see NH57SE 4.
On the moors in the valley of Boath are numerous hut circles and tumuli. One group of seven hut circles lies on a heathery slope. One circle has had a trench cut across it exposing the old fire-place. A flint chip was found near the doorway. Another circle was measured and opened in the centre, but only the fire place was found. One circle measured 42' in diameter, the other 45'.
ISSFC 1888; R Maclean 1889.
No trace of hut circles was seen in the area S and central to the position of Boath on the OS 6" 1970. See NH57SE 11 for the area around Cnoc Alasdair (NH 598 732).
Visited by OS (J B) 19 November 1976.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1222 Text/Publication/Article: Maclean, R. 1889. 'Notes on the Parish of Alness', Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness Vol. 14 1887-8, p.217-32. Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness. 217-32. 225.
- --- SHG754 Text/Publication/Article: ISSFC. 1888. 'Excursion to Alness and Strathrory', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 2 1880-3, p.317-23. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 317-23. 318.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5700 7300 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH57SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
Finds (1)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12964 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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