MHG60819 - North building within the enclosure, Old House of Inverlaidnan - Duthil and Rothiemurchus
Summary
Turf footings of north 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.
17D. The north building within the enclosure. The turf and stone footings of a rectangular building are on a NNE- SSW alignment and measure 6m x 4m overall. The north and east walls are the more substantial being up to 0.8m height with a spread of 2m; there is a stone face on the outside of the east wall. A probable entrance is in the south 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.16,18 Site 17/17D.
- <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 2144 (6m by 8m) (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 (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM10481 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14968 (Link to HES Canmore record)
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