MHG7135 - Midden, 600m SE of Meikle Tarrel

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SHELL MIDDEN (Undated)

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NH98SW 20 904 804.
Traces of a shell-midden are exposed on the neck of a coastal promontory 600m SE of Meikle Tarrel.
RCAHMS 1979, visited 1977.

Exposed by soil erosion on top of the coastal slope at NH 9044 8041 is a short band of cockle shells 0.4m below the surface.
Visited by OS (J B) 24 February 1981.

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--- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 37, No. 348.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 9039 8040 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH98SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	TARBAT

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/15644 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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