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Airigh Mhor
Structure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Airigh Mhor
Classification Structure (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Munsary
Canmore ID 69571
Site Number ND24SW 22
NGR ND 2201 4416
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69571
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND24SW 22 2201 4416.
Some 4m S of sheepfold ND24SW 5 was a slight, sub-rectangular structure aligned W-E. The grass-covered structure was 11m long between wall centres, with rounded ends which were 3.75m wide at the W end and 2.5m wide at the E end. The two internal divisions, at 3m and 7.5m from the W end, appeared to be set diagonally across the building, NNW-SSE. The only possible breaks in the wall were in the W end, providing opposing entrances in the N and S walls beside the internal division. The walls were spread to c0.75m and stood c0.15m high.
This structure was surrounded by a grass-covered low bank between 0.2m and 0.45m high and spread to a maximum of 1.75m. There was a break in the bank of c5m on its N side. The gap between the two structures varied from 0.5m to 2.5m.
A low bank appeared to have been constructed from the SE corner of the enclosure and could be traced running off to the SW for c20m.
NMRS MS/645, p.4-5.
