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Corrimony
Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Corrimony
Classification Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 12253
Site Number NH33SE 3
NGR NH 37 30
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12253
- Council Highland
- Parish Urquhart And Glenmoriston
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH33SE 3 37 30.
At Corriemony there is 'a good ancient hill fort, called 'Caistil' or the Castle, on the crest of a rocky ridge above the bobbin mill, with double and triple enclosing walls of angular stones, where an old sword and a large specimen of the Jews' Harp were found some years ago'.
W Jolly 1882
According to Mr. MacKell (Mr A C MacKell, The Schoolhouse, Drumnadrochit Senior School, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire), a bobbin mill existed in the field (known locally as the 'Bobbin Field') at NH 383 303, near 'a bend in the River Enrick'. Neither Mr. MacKell, or any of the local inhabitants, could give any information regarding the 'Caistil' described by Jolly, and it could not be found during field investigation.
Mackay (W MacKay 1914) refers to a 'Cnoc a' Chaisteil' - the Castle Hill, site of old hill-fort at Corriemony, but this name could not be applied to any feature and is not known locally.
Visited by OS (R D) 23 July 1964; W MacKay 1914
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (R L) 30 September 1970
Antiquarian Observation (1882)
At Corriemony there is 'a good ancient hill fort, called 'Caistil' or the Castle, on the crest of a rocky ridge above the bobbin mill, with double and triple enclosing walls of angular stones, where an old sword and a large specimen of the Jews' Harp were found some years ago'.
W Jolly 1882
Antiquarian Observation (1914)
Mackay (W MacKay 1914) refers to a 'Cnoc a' Chaisteil' - the Castle Hill, site of old hill-fort at Corriemony.
W MacKay 1914
Field Visit (23 July 1964)
According to Mr. MacKell (Mr A C MacKell, The Schoolhouse, Drumnadrochit Senior School, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire), a bobbin mill existed in the field (known locally as the 'Bobbin Field') at NH 383 303, near 'a bend in the River Enrick'. Neither Mr. MacKell, or any of the local inhabitants, could give any information regarding the 'Caistil' described by Jolly, and it could not be found during field investigation.
Mackay (W MacKay 1914) refers to a 'Cnoc a' Chaisteil' - the Castle Hill, site of old hill-fort at Corriemony, but this name could not be applied to any feature and is not known locally.
Visited by OS (R D) 23 July 1964; W MacKay 1914
Field Visit (30 September 1970)
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (R L) 30 September 1970
