MHG14516 - Corn-drying kilns at Arineckaig

Summary

Three corn-drying kilns to the north-west of the township of Arineckaig.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Former Type) LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CORN DRYING KILN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

To the north west of the township, at about NG 9854 4567, there is what is probably a corn-drying kiln and numerous hollows of indeterminate origin set into a fluvio-glacial hummock. <1>

Photographs of these structures were submitted by a visitor to the HER website in August 2008. There are apparently three corn-drying kilns in a row to the north-west of the township. <2>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 9850 4559 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG94NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish LOCHBROOM

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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