Cranich
Classifications: Sheepfold(Period Unassigned),Building(Period Unassigned),Enclosure(Period Unassigned),Pit Group(Period Unassigned)
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Location Details
Local authority: Highland
Parish: Contin
Former region: Highland
Former district: Ross And Cromarty
Former county: Ross And Cromarty
Further details
Site number: NH25SE 23
National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 214060
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Records from North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS), Highland, Scotland
Sheepfold 1051 at Cranich viewed from NE
Records from North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS), Highland, Scotland
Sheepfold 1051 at Cranich
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Building 1045 at Cranich
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Archaeological features at Cranich and Balnacraig
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1 Note
Category: Descriptive accounts
Event reference: 819407
NH25SE 23 2935 5355
NH 291 532 A rapid walkover survey was undertaken of six areas of woodland within Strathconon Estate, for management purposes. A number of new sites were recorded as follows:
NH 2935 5355 Cranich Sheepfold.
Full report lodged with Highland SMR and the NMRS.
Sponsors: Bowlts Chartered Surveyors, Strathconon Estate.
S Farrell 2001
This sheepfold appears on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross and Cromarty, 1881, sheet 97), and is also marked on the current edition (1971) of the OS 1:10000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (GJW) 23 April 2002
Cranich, sheepfold at NH 2935 5355. Regular in plan, internal divisions 48.5m by 26.8m, small clearance cairn to south. The 1st edition map of 1881 records the croft of Cranich to the north. No trace remains visible.
NMRS MS 1131/20 no. 6.4, figs 6.4
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| Archive reference | Title | Catalogue level | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| DP 092937 | Sheepfold 1051 at Cranich viewed from NE | Item Level |  |
| DP 092938 | 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross and Cromarty, 1881, sheet cviii) extract | Item Level |  |
| MS 1131/20 | Report of Afforestation Survey June-July 2001, Strathconon Estate, Highland | Item Level |  |
| SC 1223344 | Archaeological features at Cranich and Balnacraig | Item Level |  |
| SC 1223345 | Building 1045 at Cranich | Item Level |  |
| SC 1223346 | Sheepfold 1051 at Cranich | Item Level |  |
| SC 1315118 | Cnoc Dubh and Creag na Crannaich, Strathconon Forest. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing south. This image has been produced from a print. | Item Level |  |
| WP 000348 | Report of Phase Four Strathanmore to Loch Beannacharain | Item Level | |
References
Farrell S. (2001l) 'Strathconon Estate, Highland (Contin; Urray parishes), forestry survey', Discovery Excav Scot 2 2001 Page(s): 52
