MHG3930 - Lazy Beds, Milton of Farr
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (4)
- LAZY BEDS (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- BUILDING (Unknown date)
- FARMSTEAD (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
There are two buildings and an enclosure situated on the N end of a spur projecting from the N side of Hilton Wood. The buildings are aligned from NNE to SSW and have been heavily robbed. The W building (USN93 432) measures 11.5m by 3.3m within robbed footings 0.8m measuring in thickness and 0.2m in height. The second building (USN93 431) measures 15.8m by 4.3m within a stony bank spread to 1m in thickness and 0.3m in height; three of the corners are marked by large boulders. An enclosure containing lazy-beds lies to the W of USN93 431, with a second enclosure overlain by an earth and stone bank, possibly a plantation bank, about 70m to the W of the same building. About 70m to the NW of USN93 431, there is an oval enclosure (USN93 430, NH 6828 3237) situated on the edge of the improved ground; it measures 12.5m from ENE to WSW by 7.7m transversely within a stony bank 1.2m measuring in thickness and 0.6m in height. The entrance is on the NNW, and the interior is levelled into the slope.
(USN93 430-2)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 17 March 1993. <1>
On vertical aerial photographs taken in 2020 there appears to be a third building c.50m to the east-southeast of the first building mentioned above. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2676 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1994. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Upper Strathnairn, Inverness: an archaeological survey: summary report. .
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6830 3231 (152m by 139m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SE |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/78419 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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