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Loch Morie
Causeway (Period Unknown), Crannog (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Site Name Loch Morie
Classification Causeway (Period Unknown), Crannog (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Canmore ID 12961
Site Number NH57NW 3
NGR NH 5457 7517
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12961
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH57NW 3 53 75.
Near the lower end of Loch Morie is an artificial island measuring 30 ft by 21 ft roughly formed of stone and quite devoid of vegetation.
D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931.
No trace of this island was seen. Enquiries at Kildermorie Lodge proved negative.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 6 May 1963.
Reference (1931)
Near the lower end of Loch Morie is an artificial island measuring 30 ft by 21 ft roughly formed of stone and quite devoid of vegetation.
D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931.
Field Visit (6 May 1963)
No trace of this island was seen. Enquiries at Kildermorie Lodge proved negative.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 6 May 1963.
Field Visit (15 November 1989)
A stony islet, 50m from the shore at the SE end of Loch Morie, may be a crannog. However, attempts to visit it were foiled by poor weather conditions, although a causeway leads to within 30m of it.
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 15 November 1989