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MHG26561 - Farmstead - Milton

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Three rectangular buildings lying in a hollow.

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What may be a farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet lix), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 10 July 1996

A walkover survey was undertaken at Pityoulish Estate by Headland Archaeology in 1999.

Allt Garbh
Class: Settlement and field system
Description: Three rectangular buildings lying in a hollow ( Plate 4) close to a number of small clearance cairns and stone dykes (Figure 3). The buildings are shown as roofless on the 1874 OS map and the dykes match well with the mapped field boundaries of that time. All features are likely to be of post-medieval date.
Site 4a - The footings of a rectangular stone building, 13 m x 7 m, with walls standing to 0.3 m and 0.6 m wide.
Site 4b - The footings of a rectangular stone building, 13 m x 7 m, with walls standing to 0.3 m and 0.6 m wide.
Site 4c - The footings of a rectangular stone building, 10 m x 7 m, with walls standing to 0.3 m and 0.6 m wide.
Site 4d - A series of stone dykes bordering areas of improved ground. The dykes are all of similar character and are commonly 0.7 m wide and stand to 0.4 m.
Condition: The three buildings are located in deep heather obscuring any points of detail. The majority of clearance features and dykes lie in short-cropped grassland. All features are in a stable condition. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 9470 1469 (37m by 58m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH91SW
Civil Parish	ABERNETHY AND KINCARDINE
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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