Monument record MHG7066 - Deserted township, Mavistoun

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Grid reference Centred NH 9300 5900 (100m by 100m)
Map sheet NH95NW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH95NW 1 93 59.

(Approx NH 930 598) The fishing village of Mavistoun, which existed until about 1800, is shown on Pont's map.
C Rampini 1897; T Pont c.1600

There is no local knowledge of the exact site of Mavistoun.
Visited by OS (RL) 11 December 1970

No traces remain of this deserted village. The location suggested above lies on the salt marsh; it is possible that the site lies further inland under the present forest.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 1978

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Pont, T. c.1600. Moravia.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Rampini, C. 1897. A history of Moray and Nairn. 349.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 22, no.177.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Stone, J C. 1989. The Pont manuscript maps of Scotland: sixteenth century origins of a Blaeu atlas. 63.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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