MHG7033 - Camp, Delnies
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH85NW 6 8482 5658.
(NH 8482 5658) Icehouse (NAT)
OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed., (1906)
A round earthwork at Delnies, now the site of the icehouse of a salmon-fishery, is traditionally regarded as a Roman camp.
G Bain 1893.
The former ice-house, now a store, is situated on a natural whin-covered hillock which contains no man-made features.
No further info obtained. Visited by OS (NKB) 22 11 1965.
A natural hillock covered by whin and mutilated by the construction of an ice-house and a golf-course green.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8482 5659 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85NW |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15158 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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