MHG4405 - Raitts Cave - Souterrain
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Access Audit 62 - HAW 11/2003
NH70SE 3 7767 0193.
Pictish House (NR) OS 6"map, Inverness, 2nd ed., (1903)
A horse-shoe shaped earth-house discovered in 1835. The only significant find reported from it was 'a lock of unusual form, almost destroyed by rust'.
D Brewster 1865.
An earth house, in good condition as planned by Brewster.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 28 November 1966.
No change.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG1253 Text/Publication/Article: Brewster, D. 1865. 'Notice of an artificial cave in the parish of Alvey, Inverness-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 5 1862-4, p.119. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 119. 119; plan.
- --- SHG13107 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13108 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13109 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13110 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13111 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13112 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13113 Image/Photograph(s): Raitts Souterrain.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7430 Image/Photograph(s): Souterrain, 'Raits Cave', Lynchat, interior. Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7767 0193 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH70SE |
| Civil Parish | ALVIE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM925 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14077 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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