Delnies
Shell Midden(S) (Period Unknown)
Site Name Delnies
Classification Shell Midden(S) (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Fort George
Canmore ID 15150
Site Number NH85NW 11
NGR NH 84 56
NGR Description NH 84 56 to NH 76 57
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Nairn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH85NW 11 84 56 to 76 57.
Kitchen-middens, also referred to as shell-mounds, are to be seen between Delnies (Hilton of Delnies is at NH 84 56) and Fort George. There are many shell-mounds scattered all along the shore between Delnies and Fort George.
G Gordon 1863.
Field Visit (May 1978)
Delnies NH c.80 57 NH85NW 11
No traces appear to survive of extensive kitchen-middens which formerly extended between Delnies and Fort George, in Nairn and Inverness Districts respectively.
RCAHMS 1979, visited May 1978
Gordon 1866, 92
Field Visit (May 1978)
Delnies 1 NH c. 80 57 NH85NW 11
No traces appear to survive of extensive kitchen-middens which formerly extended between Delnies and Fort George, in Nairn and Inverness Districts respectively.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978
Gordon 1866, 92.
