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Kiltearn, Cromarty Firth
Drain (Post Medieval)
Site Name Kiltearn, Cromarty Firth
Classification Drain (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Cromarty
Canmore ID 289112
Site Number NH66NW 73
NGR NH 6167 6518
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/289112
- Council Highland
- Parish Kiltearn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH66NW 73 6167 6518
Wooden channel/ trough and associated pond.
3.5m long by 0.25m wide by 0.25m deep. Square nail holes visible on upper surface. Probably made in three sections. This channel was made to drain water which accumulated close to the church (NH66NW 1) either river water stuck behind the levees ot seawater which came in during a storm. Underlies existing levee and may be associated with dressed red sandstone blocks which appear behind and under and incorporated in the present levee. Narrows towards the seaward side and a possible channel continues out towards the sea through the salt marshes.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.
