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Fortrose
Pile(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Fortrose
Classification Pile(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 292206
Site Number NH75NW 337
NGR NH 7299 5630
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/292206
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosemarkie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH75NW 337 7299 5630
A stretch of 2 parallel lines of piles 22m in length by 0.3m wide and comprised of badly eroded piles 0.40-0.45m apart and upstanding from 0.20-0.40m in height. The function remains unclear. Not groynes, possible a small jetty.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.
