MHG61444 - Meallers Houses, Castle Leod - Strathpeffer

Summary

Meallers Houses, Castle Leod, Strathpeffer

Type and Period (1)

ESTATE COTTAGE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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A project of surveying and recording the archaeological sites within the grounds of Castle Leod was carried out by members of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) in the winter of 2012-13.

Site 6. Meallers Houses. Several stone edges with distinct corners at this location indicate small buildings, but their size and form could not be determined in the dense bracken. To the west there is an area of fertile ground, now wooded, at an easy angle. This small settlement is marked on the 1762 map as “Meallers houses”. No traces of the other buildings and small patches of improved ground marked on the map to the NE were found. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location approximate. (T. Blackie 20/11/20)

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG26320 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 2013. Report of an archaeological survey of the Policies of Castle Leod, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.9/10 Site 6. XY

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4779 5902 (24m by 24m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH45NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	FODDERTY

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

DBA and walkover survey - Castle Leod, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire (EHG4162)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/12469 (Link to HES Canmore record)

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