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MHG11466 - Longhouse and kiln - Corshellach

Summary

A longhouse 9m by 3m bisected by the modern fence lies to the south of a drystone enclosure.

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An archaeological walkover survey was undertaken by Wordsworth Archaeological Services in 1996 at Claggersnich Farm, Cromdale.

A longhouse 9m by 3m bisected by the modern fence lies to the south of a drystone enclosure that lies to the north of the survey area. The walls of the building are 0.7m thick and up to 0.3m high. See Fig 10(i). The building has rectangular comers and is probably early 19th century in date. Some 10m to the south west is a circular depression 2m in diameter that may be the remains of a com-drying kiln. It is likely to be contemporary with the building. See Fig I0(ii). These remains are part of Corshellac and are shown on the 1868-71 OS survey. A shallow ditch runs south from the south east comer of the enclosure towards the east end of the Fuaranbuie enclosure wall. It corresponds with a boundary marked on 1868-1871 OS survey. The clearance cairns of site 2 (see MHG15094) may have extended as far as this boundary though it was difficult to see them through the long heather. Beyond this ditch and extending to the east outside the area of the modern farm there was some evidence of cultivation represented by a level terrace and the remnant of a field wall revealed by heather burning. The remains at Corshellach extend north and east outside the present farm boundary. <1><2>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NJ 1027 2800 (59m by 68m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NJ12NW
Civil Parish	CROMDALE, INVERALLAN AND ADVIE
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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