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MHG4538 - Invernahavon township

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In the area centred at NN 689958, in cultivated land at the confluence of the rivers Spey and Truim, 800 ft. OD., there is the depopulated township of Invernahavon, deserted in mid-19th century (Info from Captain J H Macpherson, Dunmore, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire). It consists of eight buildings, of two distinct phases, varying in size from 8.5m x 4.5 m to 26.5 m x 5.5 m, three small enclosures and several field walls. A corn-drying kiln is attached to the end of one of the larger buildings. The site is now occupied by a modern sheepfold. Visited by OS (N K B) 22 September 1965.

A township, comprising one partially roofed building of three compartments, five unroofed building, an enclosure and some lengths of field-wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1872, sheet ci). Five unroofed buildings, an enclosure and a sheepfold are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 17 July 1996.

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Grid reference	Centred NN 6896 9587 (248m by 320m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NN69NE
Civil Parish	KINGUSSIE AND INSH
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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