MHG7267 - Ring ditch, 100m NW of Meikle Geddes
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- RING DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
De-scheduled 3/1999 - HAW 4/2004
NH85SE 27 8690 5201.
(Location indicated centred at NH 8680 5210). A ring-ditch, situated 100m NW (?SW) of Meikle Geddes steading, appears in an arable field as a mark in cereal crops. Oval on plan, it measures 10m across within a double palisade some 2.5m wide.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated October 1991.
A watching brief was undertaken prior to the construction of a new agricultural building at Meikle Geddes Farm in 1998. The area of the watching brief lay close to a SAM cropmark ring ditch. No archaeological features relateing to this cropmark however were revealed and the possible feature revealed by aerial photography proved to be associated with the adjacent farm. <1>
The site was identified as part of a desk based assessment and walk over survey for the construction of a section of new water main running fromNairn to Clunas in 2005. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8689 5201 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15181/meikle-geddes (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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