Monument record MHG4649 - Tom Pitlac
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9472 1964 (112m by 103m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH91NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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Access Audit 114 - HAW 11/2003
Scheduled 17/8/00
JW
14/11/00
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NH91NW 4 9473 1963. Tom Bigla (NAT) Bigla Cummings Castle (NR) (Remains of) OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
The remains of 'an ancient stronghold' called Tom Pitlac ( the hill of Bigla or Matilda), an oblong plateau bounded on one side by the Spey, and on the other three by a moat 8ft deep; on the plateau are the grass-covered foundation lines of a building about 70ft long. The name is associated with Bigla (Matilda) Cumin, daughter of Gilbert Cumin, Lord of Glenchearnach in the early 15th century; and the heroine of a number of local legends.
A Mitchell and J Drummond 1875.
Known locally as Tom Pitlac. The earthwork consists of a V-shaped ditch (not a moat) of clean-cut profile, and is probably medieval. At the E end of the enclosed area there is a near rectangular depression measuring about 8m E-W by 7m transversly, possibly the site of a building (? tower), but probing for signs of walling was inconclusive. It is possible that this is a motte.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 8 November 1966.
BAS Local Plan, Sept. 1997: P19/2.5.14. Archyl. Sites.
J Aitken : 24/05/01.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1131 Text/Publication/Article: Yeoman, P A. 1988. 'Mottes in Northeast Scotland', Scot Archaeol Rev Vol. 5 1988, p.125-33. Scot Archaeol Rev. 125-33. 131, no. 82.
- --- SHG1803 Text/Publication/Article: Mitchell, A and Drummond, J. 1874. Vacation notes in Cromar, Burghead, and Strathspey. Including notice of one of the supposed burial-places of St Columba. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 10. 603-89. 671-2, 675.
- --- SHG18192 Image/Photograph(s): Tom Pitlac. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
