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Rhumach

Highland, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2538

Location

Atlas number
SC2538 (2538)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Highland
Historic county
Inverness-shire
Parish, community, or townland
Arisaig And Moidart
National Grid reference
NM 6416 8531
Latitude
56.89902
Longitude
-5.87456
Altitude
10 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 0, SE 0, SW 1, NW 0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.02 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1994)

Identifiers

HER
Highland HER MHG27037
National record
record NM 68 NW 9; monument 132606
Wikidata
Q31097869

Sources

References

  1. Alexander, D (1995) 'Arisaig (Arisaig & Moidart parish), desk-based survey and field inspection'. Disc Exc Scot 1995, 40