MHG60942 - Building - East Sluggan (North Inchluin)

Summary

Ruined building at East Sluggan (North Inchluin)

Type and Period (1)

  • BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A project to survey and record archaeological features at Inverlaidnan and Sluggan (originally named Inchluin) was undertaken by NOSAS members in 2018.

Site 23 Building. The remains of this building are under a tree on the NE side of the military road and 150m to the SE of Sluggan Bridge. The building measures 11m x 5m internally and the stone footings which are up to 0.2m in height and 0.5m thick are badly damaged by the tree. Two buildings are shown as roofed on the 1st and 2nd edition OS map; the name book describes them as “thatched and in bad condition”. No evidence of the second building was seen. <1>

1st Edition OS 6" <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8707 2196 (12m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH82SE
Civil Parish DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

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