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Created page with "right|thumb|300px|Strath Rory {{county|Ross-shire}} '''Strath Rory''' is a little valley in Easter Ross, carved by the Strathrory River, which later becomes the Balmagown River, which enters the Cromarty Firth over the Sands of Nigg. The strath is a small, narrow glen between the modest, afforested hills of Easter Ross. In its lower stretches are some ancient remains, including, above the..." |
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'''Strath Rory''' is a little valley in [[Easter Ross]], carved by the Strathrory River, which later becomes the [[ | '''Strath Rory''' is a little valley in [[Easter Ross]], carved by the Strathrory River, which later becomes the [[Balnagown River]], which enters the [[Cromarty Firth]] over the [[Nigg Bay|Sands of Nigg]]. | ||
The strath is a small, narrow glen between the modest, afforested hills of Easter Ross. In its lower stretches are some ancient remains, including, above the north bank of the river, the earthworks of a Bronze Age hill fort known as Cnoc an Duin.<ref>[http://www.archhighland.org.uk/news.asp?newsid=108 Cnoc an Duin]: ARCH: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands</ref><ref>{{canmore|13710|Cnoc an Duin}}</ref> | The strath is a small, narrow glen between the modest, afforested hills of Easter Ross. In its lower stretches are some ancient remains, including, above the north bank of the river, the earthworks of a Bronze Age hill fort known as Cnoc an Duin.<ref>[http://www.archhighland.org.uk/news.asp?newsid=108 Cnoc an Duin]: ARCH: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands</ref><ref>{{canmore|13710|Cnoc an Duin}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 15 February 2025
Strath Rory is a little valley in Easter Ross, carved by the Strathrory River, which later becomes the Balnagown River, which enters the Cromarty Firth over the Sands of Nigg.
The strath is a small, narrow glen between the modest, afforested hills of Easter Ross. In its lower stretches are some ancient remains, including, above the north bank of the river, the earthworks of a Bronze Age hill fort known as Cnoc an Duin.[1][2]
Location
- Location map: 57°45’58"N, 4°13’30"W
References
- ↑ Cnoc an Duin: ARCH: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Cnoc an Duin