Monument record MHG54531 - Farmstead and enclosure - Loch Achonachie (Allt na Fainich/Seileach Mor)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 4251 5444 (87m by 90m) |
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Map sheet | NH45SW |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Civil Parish | URRAY |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This farmstead and enclosure (Allt na Fainich/Seileach Mor) were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project.- NH 42516 54470. At an altitude of 100m on a north facing slope and on a small terrace above and to the south of the Allt na Fainich. To the west lies an extensive area of improved land at a lower level. Marked on FES.
213 Farmstead - NH 42516 54470 - Ruined walls of a rectangular building, on an E-W axis, measuring overall 14m x 6m. There are 2 compartments - main/east compartment has internal dimensions 8m x 3.5m and the smaller west compartment has internal dimensions 3m x 3.5m. The walls of roughly dressed stone are generally 0.8m thickness and 0.5m height. Squared corners.
214 Enclosure - NH 42504 54430 A small area of improved land immediately adjacent to farmstead 213 is surrounded by a low stone and turf bank on the east and south sides. A stream appears to define the west side although there is a further stretch of turf bank on the other side of the stream a few metres to the north. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24094 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M.. 2009. A Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains in Strathconon, Ross-shire: Report of Phase One Scatwell and Lower Strathconon. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 23/01/2009. Digital. P 33 Sites 213, 214.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 26 2017 10:51AM