Carn Na Buaile
Fort (Later Prehistoric)
Site Name Carn Na Buaile
Classification Fort (Later Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Comrie
Canmore ID 12474
Site Number NH45NW 5
NGR NH 4114 5669
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12474
- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH45NW 5 4114 5669.
(NH 4114 5669) Fort (NR)
OS 25" map, (1969)
On the summit of Carn na Buaile is a fort, oval on plan, measuring 27.0m ENE-WSW by c. 16.5m within a ruinous stone wall, best preserved in the E where it defends the easiest approach. Here inner and outer wall faces, maximum height two courses, are visible intermittently indicating a wall thickness of 3.3m. In the NW, W and S the wall has slipped down the slope. The entrance is in the SE and its S side is visible for c. 1.5m. The N side has collapsed but there are indications that the entrance passage was about 1.5m wide. Apart from a ruinous shepherd's cairn the interior is featureless.
Surveyed at 1:2500. (Visited by OS (A A) 24 November 1967)
Visited by OS (R L) 18 November 1970.
Measured Survey (27 February 2013 - 28 February 2013)
An archaeological measured survey of Carn na Buaile Fort, Strathconon was carried out by Headland Archaeology. The fort is defended by collapsed stone ramparts to the east and steep natural slopes to the west. The interior of the fort and its immediate surroundings have recently been cleared of trees and shrubs creating an unobstructed view of the fort within a clearing in the forest. The monument appears to be very stable with no sign of any recent damage. Three small recent features were recorded within the fort.
Funder: Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS)
Headland Archaeology Ltd
OASIS ID - headland1-146423
Note (5 March 2015 - 31 May 2016)
This small fortification occupies the summit of the W spur of the hill to the N of Comrie in Strath Conon. Oval on plan, it measures 27m from ENE to WSW by 16m transversely (0.03ha) within a wall about 3.3m in thickness. This is largely reduced to a band of rubble around most of the circuit, but both faces can be seen where it is best preserved on the ENE. The entrance is on the SE, and apart from a collapsed marker cairn the interior is featureless.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 31 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2878
