MHG7184 - Maol an Tailleir
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (4)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
- LYNCHET (Undated)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH93NW 1 902 385.
(Area centred NH 900 384) Field clearance.
Visible on RAF APs CPE/Scot/UK/252: 3177-18, 4176-8 -
Flown 9 August 1947.
Centred at NH 902 385 is a field system comprised of stone clearance heaps and occasional lynchets, with cultivation plots varying between c.40m by c.25m and c.20m by 15m.
In the NE part of the area is a square turf and stone enclosure wall with sides c.30m long, which is probably contemporary with the depopulated farmstead of Baltanmaceachain to the E. There is a clearance heap in the NW corner.
Visited by OS (A A) 24 February 1971.
These small cairns are situated on the E slope of Maol an Tailleir. RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9018 3848 (330m by 210m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH93NW |
| Civil Parish | ARDCLACH |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15471 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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