MHG60817 - South building within the enclosure, Old House of Inverlaidnan - Duthil and Rothiemurchus
Summary
Turf footings of south building within the enclosure of the Old House of Inverlaidnan in Duthil and Rothiemurchus
Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
Full Description
Schedule: described as upstanding ruins of C18 Laird's House - HAW 11/2003
NH82SE 5 8619 2145.
NH 8610 2145. The ruins shown on the 1/10,000 sheet (OS 1/10,000 map, 1975) are those of the old House of Inverlaidnan, where Prince Charles Edward stayed a night in the spring of 1746.
Information contained in letter from D C Murray, Tighandallan House, Evanton, Ross and Cromarty to OS, 23 January 1978.
A project to survey and record archaeological features at Inverlaidnan and Sluggan (originally named Inchluin) was undertaken by NOSAS members in 2018.
Site 17C. The south building within the enclosure. The turf footings of a rectangular building (see photo Fig 7 p35) on a WNW-ESE alignment measure 6m x 5m overall. The west bank of the building is more substantial and 0.6m high with a spread of 2m, elsewhere they are 0.2-0.3m high. There is a possible entrance at the east end of the north wall. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 aerial photographs <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG4117 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4118 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG28284 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M.. 2019. Inverlaidnan and Sluggan/Inchluin, near Carrbridge, Inverness-shire: The Report of a Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains in 2018. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.16,17 Site 17/17C.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8621 2143 (9m by 9m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH82SE |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM10481 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
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