MHG54828 - Still bothy- Allt Nam Ballach, Scatwell

Summary

Still bothy at Allt Nam Ballach, Scatwell

Type and Period (1)

DISTILLING SITE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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Full Description

Building/Probable Stll bothy (Allt nam Ballach) - NH 39549 54780 was surveyed by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project.

149 At an altitude of 170m this building sits below a steep heather clad riverbank on the east bank of the Allt nam Ballach. Rank heather surrounds a 3 sided building of rough dry stone construction. The structure is quite ruined. The steep river bank appears to have been cut vertically to form the back/SE wall but slumping now obscures this back wall. The building is aligned NE-SW and measures 5.5m x 2.5m with an entrance c1.5m from the NE end in the NW wall. In view of its situation and the history of the surrounding landscape, this site is in all probability another still. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24094 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M.. 2009. A Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains in Strathconon, Ross-shire: Report of Phase One Scatwell and Lower Strathconon. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 23/01/2009. Digital. p.48 Site 149.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 3954 5477 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH35SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Scotland's Rural Past Strathconon Project: Phase 1 (Ref:SC1) (EHG2875)

External Links (1)

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/308498/ (View HES Canmore record for this site)

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