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Bute, Hill Of Ascog

Plantation Bank (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Bute, Hill Of Ascog

Classification Plantation Bank (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 94097

Site Number NS16SW 16

NGR NS 10096 63547

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Kingarth
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Argyll And Bute
  • Former County Buteshire

Archaeology Notes

NS16SW 16 10096 63547.

The name 'Ascog' [applied to a village at NS 1063] derives from Norse words meaning 'the boat-mound'.

J K Hewison 1893-5.

At NS 1009 6353, on the summit of Hill of Ascog, a tree ring encloses poor, rocky ground. There is no sign of any antiquity.

Visited by OS (BS) 10 December 1976

A plantation of trees which occupies the summit of the Hill of Ascog stands within an oval enclosure measuring about 48m from NW to SE by 37m transversely. The enclosure and plantation are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Buteshire 1869, sheet CCIV).

Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 25 March 2010.

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Field Visit (10 December 1976)

At NS 1009 6353, on the summit of Hill of Ascog, a tree ring encloses poor, rocky ground. There is no sign of any antiquity.

Visited by OS (BS) 10 December 1976

Note (25 March 2010)

A plantation of trees which occupies the summit of the Hill of Ascog stands within an oval enclosure measuring about 48m from NW to SE by 37m transversely. The enclosure and plantation are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Buteshire 1869, sheet CCIV).

Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 25 March 2010.

Reference

The name 'Ascog' [applied to a village at NS 1063] derives from Norse words meaning 'the boat-mound'.

J K Hewison 1893-5.

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