Cnoc to Rath
Cnoc An Rath (also called Tomenraw or Tom de Raw) is an earthwork near Port Bannatyne , on the Isle of Bute in Bute , Scotland . Not to be confused with “Cnoc Na Rath” a hiking trail in Beauly . It consists of an oval wall measuring 27.3 by 26.4 m in diameter, surrounded by a trench that was previously around 3.0 m deep. The earthwork was surrounded by a modern wall for a long time and is still loosely planted with trees, under which the "Lone Man Grav" of the "Bannatynes of Kames" (1775–1849) is located in the middle.
Cnoc an Rath lies on a small hill in a plain surrounded by pastureland. The inner wall was removed on the southwest side. Otherwise it is up to 0.8 m high and encloses a flat surface with a diameter of 24.0 m. The trench is 1.6 m deep on the north side. A 2.6 m wide dam crosses the rampart and moat in the east and ends at the outer wall. The 1.0 to 1.8 m high stone wall was 46 m in diameter and has destroyed the outer areas of the earthwork, so that it is possible that there was an outer wall earlier.
The earthworks of Cnoc-An-Rath, which is also marked on maps, are, according to Jack Scott, a so-called “Neo Woodhenge” with a wall. Although it was listed as Classe 1 Henge by HAW Burl in 1969 , this classification is uncertain. The classification of EJ Talbot as an early medieval ring system is new. The earthworks of uncertain purpose and age, which were examined in more detail in 2011, could not be determined in more detail, as extensive earthworks in the 19th century destroyed all older traces.
literature
- George F. Geddes, Alex GC Hale: RCAHMS: The Archaeological Landscape of Bute, Edinburgh 2010
Web links
- Entry on Cnoc An Rath in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
- Video
- plan
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 33.1 ″ N , 5 ° 6 ′ 41.6 ″ W.