MHG54922 - Lade, Culcairn Mill
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- LADE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The lade, serving the corn, saw and carding mills at Culcairn (MHG8107), runs along the base of the river terrace on the north side of the Allt Graad. It is clearly visible on the OS First edition map (1874, Sheet LXV.13) and on the ground. The lade starts at a bend of the river, where water is directed into it by a weir. This weir is no longer apparent, but it – along with a sluice gate at the start of the lade – are present on the First edition map. Two further sluices, just below this point, are shown on the First edition map and both can be traced on the ground. The lade is lined in places by drystone walling and partly by concrete. It is approx 2.5m wide and 0.5m deep. It now appears to be flat bottomed where it has been filled in with silt. The lade disappears before it reaches the road and cannot be traced on the east side of the road. It originally ran directly under the mill and was used until the mill went out of use in the 1960s.
Information from Alpin Macdonald <1><2>
GIS spatial data amended in 2023. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG25319 Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 05/2011. Digital site gazetteer for ARCH Pathways into the Past project: Evanton. Yes. MDB. Site 10.
- <1> SHG25337 Image/Photograph(s): Various. Photographs submitted by participants in ARCH Pathways into the Past project: Evanton. Colour. Yes. Digital. Site 10.
- <3> SHG29450 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1974. Ordnance Survey 5th edition map. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6082 6645 (283m by 243m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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