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Nigg Bay

Quarry Pit(S) (Roman)

Site Name Nigg Bay

Classification Quarry Pit(S) (Roman)

Canmore ID 290019

Site Number NH77SE 55

NGR NH 782 734

NGR Description NH 782 734 to NH 787 737

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Logie Easter
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NH77SE 55 782 734 to 787 737

Levee quarry pits. Roughly square line of quarry pits about 10m to seaward of levee. Pits c. 6m by 6m and about 20m apart.

NH 787 737 Damaged levees, shored with timber and gabions, themselves in poor condition. To East, pits become smaller c. 1.5m by 2m.

CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.

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