MHG7944 - Possible Dun, Janetown
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- (Alternate Type) BROCH? (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Tomaclare could be a corruption of 'torr na clarr', which was said to be the name given to the newly built jeantown/Lochcarron village. Translated as meaning 'village of the staves or boards'. The dun is locally known as 'cnoc na stainc', or the hill of the circular enclosure. Grid reference corrected to
Information supplied by V Stonebridge, 16/03/03
J Aitken : 24/03/03
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There is a circular structure or dun on rising ground behind Janetown (NG 91 40) (NSA {Rev J Mackenzie written 1836} 1845).
This is referred to as a broch named 'Tomaclare' by Anderson (J Anderson 1873), but Graham (A Graham 1949) does not feel that information at present available justifies this classification. AP's suggest NG 909 403 as most probable site. (Visible on RAF APs CPE/SCOT/UK/248: 4263-4)
NSA (Rev J Mackenzie written 1836) 1845; J Anderson 1873; A Graham 1949.
No further information, site suggested by AP's proved negative.
Visited by OS (W D J) 21 October 1966.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1281 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1873. ''Notice of the excavation of the brochs of Yarhouse, Brounaben, Bowermadden, Old Stirkake, and Dunbeath in Caithness; with remarks on the period of the brochs, and an appendix, containing a collected list of the brochs of Scotland, and early notices of m. Archaeol Scot. 131-98. 193.
- --- SHG1531 Text/Publication/Article: Graham, A. 1949. 'Some observations on the brochs', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.48-99. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 48-99. 97.
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. 110.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9050 4050 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG94SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHCARRON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12035 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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