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MHG26180 - Possible twinning pen - Allt Coire an t-Seilich

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A rectangular drystone structure, situated on the west bank of the Allt Coire an t-Seilich.

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A pre-afforestation survey at Coire an t-Seilich, Glen Carron was undertaken by J Wordsworth in 1995.

A rectangular drystone structure with a distinct batter to its walls lies on the west bank of the burn. In its original form it was 6.2m lorig by 2.5m wide with walls 0.5m thick. It was aligned E/W with a doorway in the centre of the north wall. A slumping of the stone work 0.9m east of the north west corner suggested there might have been a cruck slot 0.12m wide to take a beam to support the roof (see Fig 2(i)). However this was not paralleled on the south wall and so remains unproven. At a later date the building was altered by the insertion of additional walls to make a chamber 3m by 1.9m. 3 semi-circular structures of c2m diameter were also added. These may have been used as twinning pens during the lambing season. Alternatively they may have been used as an illicit still. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 0772 4933 (11m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH04NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	LOCHCARRON

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