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Craggie Bloomery
Bloomery (Period Unassigned), Slag(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Craggie Bloomery
Classification Bloomery (Period Unassigned), Slag(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Glen Oykel
Canmore ID 314349
Site Number NC30NW 28
NGR NC 33617 05152
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/314349
- Council Highland
- Parish Kincardine (Sutherland)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Excavation (9 September 2010 - 13 September 2010)
NC 33617 05152 A small excavation was carried out 9–13
September 2010 on the site of the bloomery furnace in Glen
Oykel. The work consisted of the collection of surface slag,
which had been revealed by a mound pitting operation,
and the excavation of two trenches on the furnace site. The
excavation recorded traces of ironworking in both trenches
and a well preserved furnace in Trench 1.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Forestry Commission Scotland
