MHG43906 - Lime Kiln Cottage and Lime Kiln - Loch an Eilein

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Type and Period (1)

LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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Listed Building (C) 6648: Loch An Eilein, Lime Kiln Cottage and Lime Kiln

Full Description

RCAHMS Architecture Record (held in Edinburgh).

An archaeological survey at Rothiemurchas was undertaken by Dr T C Welsh in 1993.

The kiln by the visitor centre at Loch an Eilein originally had three stoke holes, one blocked, but one large flue. In one of the splayed butresses is a cupboard of keeping lighting tools. On the north side of the top is a platform presumably to assist with loading. Base dimensions approximately 11 x 9m, about 4m high, facade 7m wide and forecourt 4m deep between buttresses. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG20951 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, T. C.. 1993. A Survey of the Lower Ground of Rothiemurchus south of the River Druie to identify past human activity in the landscape. Thomas C. Welsh. 01/01/1994. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 62.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8969 0834 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH80NE
Civil Parish	DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Lime Kiln Cottage & Lime Kiln, Loch an Eilein (Monument) (MHG15381)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

Walkover Survey - Rothiemurchus (EHG69)

External Links (2)

http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB6648 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
https://trove.scot/place/104351 (View record on the HES Trove website)

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