Monument record MHG24929 - Lynavragit

NN 827 976

Visited Sunday 4th June 2000. Weather - dull, threatening rain. The site is on the east side of the Allt Fhearnasdail, at the south edge of an extensive area of improved land. A more recent sheepfold has probably been constructed, reusing the stone from the old settlement. A channel, possibly manmade, bisects the settlement. The settlement appears on Roys Military map of 1750 and also on Thomsons map of 1830 but not on the 1st edition OS map of 1872.

Corn drying kiln and barn A
Lies on a NW facing slope, on a WNW axis and consists of 3 compartments. The lower northwesterly is square, 2m x 2m internally and 0.5m deep. Middle compartment is circular, roughly 2m in diameter, and 1m deep. The eastmost compartment is rectangular and measures 5m x 4m. To the south and probably associated with the structure, there is a depression 1m deep and 4m in diameter

Structure B
Turf footings of a building 11m x 4m, could be an internal partition. No evidence of an entrance

Structure C
Turf footings of a rectangular building measuring in total 15m x 4m, the small compartment to the south is 3m x 4m. Footings rise to a height of 0.2-0.3m and there is some evidence of stonework in the north walls. Could be an entrance in the NW corner. A large depression to the NW is possibly associated.

Structure D
Turf and stone footings of a rectangular building on a north/south axis, measuring 11m x 3m. Entrances in the SE and the NW corners, there could be a “porch” to the SE, where there are external abutting walls

Structure E
Rectangular building on a north/south axis, 11m x 4m. Well defined turf and stone footings rising to a height of roughly 0.3m. Could be an entrance in the SE wall.

Structure F
Rectangular building on a north/south axis, 11m x 3m. Well defined turf and stone footings to a height of 0.5m in the west and south walls, possibly an entrance in the east wall.

Enclosure G
This sub-square enclosure is bisected by the modern field wall and measures roughly 30m x 30m x 50m, the low earthbanks are clearly identified and rise to a height of 0.3m.
A substantial stone wall bisects the enclosure.

Structure H
Sheepfold, roughly 20m in diameter with entrances in the west and east sides. In the northern half an earthbank can be seen, this appears to predate the sheepfold but does not continue outside, A similar earthbank exists to the south of the sheepfold

Photographs
1. Corn-drying kiln A from the East
2. Corn-drying kiln A from the west
3. Corn-drying kiln and depression from the east
4. Structure C from the south
5. Structure F from the north
6. Structure D (&E) from the north
7. Structure D with “porch” from the south
8. General view of the settlement from the ESE
M. Marshall - June 2000


See Thumbnail Photo - showing corn-drying kiln A from the east. M Marshall, 06/00.

The site is adjacent to and on the east side of a stream at the south edge of an extensive area of improved land and separated from this by a modern field wall. A sheepfold, also modern, has probably been constructed using stone from the old settlement. There is evidence of a channel through the settlement, this is possibly man-made, although it may be the line of a former natural watercourse - see plan on Hlink.
Information supplied by M Marshall, 04/06/00.
See assoc. docs. & Hlink.
J Aitken : 04/03/02.