Monument record MHG4403 - Kingussie

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Grid reference Centred NH 7730 0160 (160m by 160m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH70SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALVIE
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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NR70SE 11 773 016.

An extensive depopulated settlement, almost all of which is contemporary with the Wade Road. About 11 rectangular building foundations remain, the majority of which front the military road on it's N side. Field dykes and cultivation p lots are also evident. Most of this settlement will be destroyed by the construction of the new road.
G Harden and D W Ross 1980; Information from G Harden and D W Ross, 'A9 Road Survey' SDD to OS 1979.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Harden and Ross, G and D W. 1980. 'Aviemore-Kingussie (Alvie p) shieling; cairn, cist, possible; field clearance; ring cairn; medieval farmstead; medieval settlement; settlement; structures', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1980, p.16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16. 16.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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