Building record MHG32956 - Columba House Hotel - vault
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7627 0072 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH70SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KINGUSSIE AND INSH |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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Full Description
This is a vaulted chamber, in the grounds of the Columba House Hotel. It was notified to us by Ross Noble, Highland Folk Museum. John Wood visited with Ross Noble in 2002. There had been speculation that this might be medieval and associated with a former monastic site, but it looks very similar in construction to the steading nearby. It can only now be entered through a hole broken through the roof. It seems to have been backfilled at some point and converted into a soakaway ( there are drains leading into it). It seems likely that there was originally a door to provide access but if so this has been competely covered with backfilled material.
An early map marks a 'tank' in this area - and the structure may have been built as some form of cistern.
Plans to carry out a clearance of the fill with the help of volunteers have so far not come to anything.
JW 3/3/04
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Record last edited
Sep 15 2008 11:33AM
