Monument record MHG53441 - Possible still bothy, Upper Rogie

Summary

A possible illicit still set into a hollow above a small burn.

Location

Grid reference NH 43635 60488 (point) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NH46SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish FODDERTY

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Immediately to the ESE of the small burn is a hollow in the bank c.2-3m deep, 3.2m N-S and 2.3m wide. The W edge has been enclosed by a low tumbled wall c. 1.75m long and 0.5m wide; the S end is slightly curved. On the NNE edge of the hollow there is a short section of wall face which suggests there may have been a revetted wall, it is difficult to trace further around the bank. To the W this revetted wall has tumbled into a gap between the bank and the surviving enclosing wall.
The remains of the structure are very tumbled but it appears to have been a building. Given the position of the building and its poor survival it is possible that it was an illicit still, these were generally in hidden locations and temporary structures. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2010. The Report of a Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains at Rogie, Ross-shire: February 2008 - May 2009. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. Feature 69.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Apr 1 2010 3:02PM

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