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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Text Pages >> Loch Migdale - Henge in Scotland in Highlands

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loch Migdale Alternative Name: Lochend
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Henge
 Nearest Village: Creich
Map Ref: NH62429160
Latitude: 57.892551N  Longitude: 4.322491W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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Henge in Highlands

An evaluation was undertaken in April 2003 as part of a Time Team programme for Channel 4. The henge monument is at most 12m in diameter as an earthwork. Woodham's 1970 excavation of the southern quadrant of the henge was re-excavated. The trench was at most 8.5m E-W by 6.5m. The 1970s section through the bank was also re-excavated and recorded. No other parts of the bank were removed, in order to restrict the damage to the upstanding earthwork.

In the centre of the henge, two stones found by Woodham were relocated and found to form packing stones for a large post-hole just off-centre of the henge. An area of fire-reddened bedrock extended away from the S edge of this post-hole. A number of stake-holes were identified within the henge, and a number of alignments could be postulated. There was a clear ring of post-holes concentric with the inner lip of the henge ditch.

The rounded termini of the henge ditch were identified and excavated. A large post-hole was recorded in the W of the causeway between the ditch termini and was thought to post-date the construction of the henge.

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Loch Migdale
Loch Migdale submitted by Bladup : Loch Migdale henge, It's a little one, In the photo you can just see part of the bank curving from the bottom left to the middle right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NH6291 : The crannog on Loch Migdale during a shower. by Des Colhoun
by Des Colhoun
©2007(licence)
NH6291 : Loch Migdale by sylvia duckworth
by sylvia duckworth
©2011(licence)
NH6291 : Loch Migdale by Graeme Smith
by Graeme Smith
©2010(licence)
NH6291 : Looking back towards Loch Migdale by Donald H Bain
by Donald H Bain
©2006(licence)
NH6291 : Loch Migdale by Graeme Smith
by Graeme Smith
©2009(licence)

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