Cnoc Nam Fiann
Fort (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Site Name Cnoc Nam Fiann
Classification Fort (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Canmore ID 13806
Site Number NH67SW 8
NGR NH 6358 7472
NGR Description Centred on NH 6358 7472
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13806
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosskeen
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH67SW 8 centred 6358 7472.
There are what appear to be the remains of a small fortification of stone on the summit of Knockfiann (Cnoc nam Fiann?) above Easter Ardross.
R Maclean 1886.
No trace of any structure was seen on the summit of Cnoc nam Fiann. The summit is now mutilated and scarred by deep forestry ploughing and has been re-planted.
Visited by OS (W D J) 2 May 1963.
No change
Visited by OS (N K B) 29 October 1970.
Note (1979)
Easter Ardross NH 635 747 NH67SW 8
The remains of a 'small fortification of stone' were noted at Cnoc nam Fiann in 1886; nothing remained visible in 1963.
RCAHMS 1979
(Maclean 1886, 333-4)
