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Meikle Tarrel
Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Meikle Tarrel
Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 132690
Site Number NH98SW 51
NGR NH 908 806
NGR Description NH 908 806 and NH 910 809
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/132690
- Council Highland
- Parish Tarbat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH98SW 51 NH 908 806 and NH 910 809
NH 908 806 Rectangular enclosure.
NH 908 806 Square enclosure.
NH 910 809 Rectangular enclosure.
Fuller details with NMRS.
Tain Archaeological Group 1995.
Enclosures on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross and Cromarty, sheet xliii; 1880) - seen.
NH 908 806 - Enclosure 1. 9m by 28m; 1m thick walls maximum; 0.5m high at base of slope and c. 10m from High Water Mark. Uses natural rock as the wall on the N/NE side. Entrance in SW end at midpoint in wall. No internal features.
NH 910 809 - Enclosure 2. 9.5m by 25m; More fragmentary than Enclosure 1; only a few large facing stones and tumbled wall core remains. No features. Also at base of slope.
Small sub-square structure midway between enclosures c 3m by 3m - 3 sides remain foundation course only. Possibly part of same complex or maybe not. Also 2m by 2m stone enclosure by High Water Mark.
2 small stone sub-square footings, both between the enclosures. A small rectilinear c. 2m N-S and 4.75, E-W; Wall 0.7m thick, open to the south; well built footings, rough faced stones. A sub-square stone footings, less well built than the other one, c. 9m to the N; three walls open to the N, c. 2.5m by 2.5m.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.
Field Visit (2013 - 2014)
2 enclosures, first is at base of slope and 10m from HWM. Uses natural rock as the wall on the N/NE side. Entrance in SW end, mid point along wall. 28m x 9m x 0.5m high with 1m thick walls. 2nd enclosure, at NH 910 809 is more fragmentary with only a few large facing stones and tumbled wall core remaining. 25m x 9.5m. (A building, overgrown with whins is attached at the NE end of the enclosure). A small sub-square structure sits midway between enclosures with foundation course only remaining. 3mx 3m. Another stone enclosure sits by HWM, 2m x 2m. Sits in rough grazing pasture.
A building is attached to the NE enclosure2 enclosures, first is at base of slope and 10m from HWM. Uses natural rock as the wall on the N/NE side. Entrance in SW end, mid point along wall. 28m x 9m x 0.5m high with 1m thick walls. 2nd enclosure, at NH 910 809 is more fragmentary with only a few large facing stones and tumbled wall core remaining. 25m x 9.5m. (A building, overgrown with whins is attached at the NE end of the enclosure). A small sub-square structure sits midway between enclosures with foundation course only remaining. 3mx 3m. Another stone enclosure sits by HWM, 2m x 2m. Sits in rough grazing pasture.
