MHG65491 - Turf or earthen bank - Allt na Faiche Bige
Summary
The remains of a substantial turf or earthen bank.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A rapid walkover survey was carried out for a WGS by J Wordsworth in 2000.
The remains of a substantial turf or earthen bank can be seen roughly SW/NE across the survey area and it clearly extended further NE into the area of the modern forestry plantation. Its further extent to the SW was not observed. The bank is only faintly visible as a rounded feature 2m wide and up to 0.5m high. It is best defined in the centre where the Allt na Faiche Bige runs along part of the ditch that lay to the south of this feature. In other places, such as c250 NE of Allt ma Faiche Bige, it is not visible on the ground and its position can only be inferred from the more visible sections and from aerial photographs. While now surviviung as only a slight feature, it was clearly a prominent and significant boundary when first constructed. The precise line of this feature is not marked on plan and the line illustrated must be seen as an approximation. Its exact position is best judged both from the aerial photograph and the attached photographs taken on the ground. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21197 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 2000. Hilton Estate, Strathglass: An Archaeological Survey of a proposed Woodland Grant Scheme. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 06/08/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 5.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 2975 2282 (1932m by 1300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH22SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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