Dores, Cullaird
Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit (Period Unassigned), Plough Marks (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dores, Cullaird
Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit (Period Unassigned), Plough Marks (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Cullaird Farm, Scaniport
Canmore ID 76696
Site Number NH64SW 34
NGR NH 63646 40255
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76696
- Council Highland
- Parish Inverness And Bona
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH64SW 34 636 402.
Air photography has revealed a circular enclosure c14m in diameter c180m WNW of Cullaird farm. On the SW there appears to be an additional arc to the 'circle' which in the later photos appears to be part of a larger enclosure. (AP nos. 8903.01-05 and 8904.05-07 held in Inverness Museum; see also Archive.)
Information from J Harden 1989.
Archaeological Evaluation (12 March 2013)
NH 63646 40255 (centred on) A trial trenching evaluation was undertaken, on 12 March 2013, in advance of the construction of a house on land 80m W of Cullaird Farm Cottage. Three possible features, a modern plough mark, a stone hole and an inconclusive deposit of charcoal rich material, were recorded.
Archive: RoCAS. Report: Highland HER and OASIS
Funder: A MacLaren
Lynn Fraser, Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services, 2013
(Source: DES)
Information from OASIS ID: rosscrom1-148830 (L Fraser) 2013
