Argay
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Site Name Argay
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Carn Deasgan; Ardgay
Canmore ID 13065
Site Number NH59SE 8
NGR NH 59 90
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kincardine (Sutherland)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH59SE 8 59 90.
Less than 1/2 mile from Cnoc Ruigh Griag (NH 592 903) is Carn Deasgan which is apparently the remains of a broch. Near it are numerous mounds.
W J Watson 1904.
Enquiries in and around Ardgay failed to locate Carn Deasgan; the name was unknown to those questioned - (but see NH59SE 9).
Visited by OS (W D J) 23 May 1963.
Publication Account (2007)
NH59 1 CARN DEASGAN ('Ardgay', ‘Argay’)
c. NH/59 90
Site of possible broch in Kincard-ine, Sutherland, recorded in 1904 as "probably the remains of a broch" [2] but not located in 1963 [1]. It is possible that this description may refer to the unfinished fort at NH/592903 (NMRS site NH 59 SE 9).
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NH 59 SE 8: 2. Watson 1904, 4.
E W MacKie 2007
