MHG7727 - Iron slag, beside Gairloch churchyard Glac Uisge
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG87NW 3 807 756.
(Area: NG 807 756) 'Bloom of iron, one of many found beside Gairloch churchyard, Ross-shire. Presented by W G Bannerman, Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty' to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1951-2.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1954
There are a few masses of slag near entrance to Gairloch churchyard. Owing to crowded state of graves within, some interments have recently taken place outside churchyard, and this slag has been dug up. Mr Macadam has analysed this slag and does not think it is the result of iron-smelting.
J H Dixon 1886.
Several years ago while digging a drain along outside of Gairloch churchyard, Mr Bannerman (G Bannerman, District Surveyor, Gairloch, Wester Ross) discovered traces of bog iron slag at NG 8070 7568, samples of which he now had in his possession. No trace of any slag can now be found at this site.
Site surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R D) 30 March 1965.
The NMS catalogue lists a piece of iron bloom from this location. Acc. No. HR 1249. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 140, No. 71.
- --- SHG2125 Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 95.
- --- SHG583 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1954. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 86 1951-2, p.209-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 209-18. 211.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. HR 1249.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8069 7560 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG87NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Finds (1)
- SLAG (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11956 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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