MHG8553 - Midden, Balnapaling

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SHELL MIDDEN (Undated)

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NH86NW 7 8048 6901.

NH 804 689. Shell-midden, Balnapaling: There is a shell-midden composed mainly of winkle shells exposed in face of quarry 220m W of Dunskeath Castle (NH86NW 1) The midden is 0.2m thick and extends for at last 2.7m
RCAHMS 1979, visited 1978.

The shell midden at NH 8048 6901 is as described above.
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. . 36, No. 338.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8047 6901 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH86NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	NIGG

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/15241 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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