Monument record MHG4405 - Raitts Cave Souterrain

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7767 0193 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH70SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALVIE
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Full Description

Access Audit 62 - HAW 11/2003

NH70SE 3 7767 0193.
Pictish House (NR) OS 6"map, Inverness, 2nd ed., (1903)

A horse-shoe shaped earth-house discovered in 1835. The only significant find reported from it was 'a lock of unusual form, almost destroyed by rust'.
D Brewster 1865.

An earth house, in good condition as planned by Brewster.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 28 November 1966.

No change.


Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13107.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13108.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13109.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13110.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13111.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13112.

Raitts Souterrain. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13113.

Souterrain, 'Raits Cave', Lynchat, interior (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7430.

Brewster, D, 1865, 'Notice of an artificial cave in the parish of Alvey, Inverness-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 5 1862-4, p.119, 119; plan (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1253.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Brewster, D. 1865. 'Notice of an artificial cave in the parish of Alvey, Inverness-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 5 1862-4, p.119. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 119. 119; plan.
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Souterrain, 'Raits Cave', Lynchat, interior. Digital Image. .

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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