MHG26713 - Drove road - Leachkin Brae, Inverness
Summary
Old drove road by Leachkin Brae
Type and Period (1)
- DROVE ROAD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Inverness Field Club, led by Donald Coghill, surveyed a number of sites in the Aird area between 1987 and 1989. Northwest of Leachkin. Two parallel turf walls 18 feet apart running in mature fir wood northeast from Leachkin - Blackfold old road. This appears to be an old drove road blocked off by a later turf wall alongside the Leachkin - Blackfold road, now disused as a through road. <1>
Ordnance Survey Mastermap <2>
1st Edition OS 6" <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2356 Text/Manuscript: Jacks, S E (ed.). 1989. Some unrecorded sites in the Aird noted between Oct 1987 & May 1989. Inverness Field Club. Digital. no. 3. XY
- <2> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital.
- <3> SHG23755 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-6. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Inverness-shire. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6325 4461 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/116722 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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