MHG61528 - Building - Achadh A'Chatha

Summary

Ruined building at Achadh A'Chatha

Type and Period (1)

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

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1872, sheet lxxxvii). Four unroofed buildings and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 July 1996

A survey of the area around Achadh A'Chatha (east) was undertaken by members of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) in 2002. The settlement is situated at a height of 370m on a SW facing slope. It is comprises of 6 buildings and 2 enclosures. An area of improved land lies at the same height to the east of this settlement.

Site 1. Rectangular building on a NE/SW axis - measures internally 9m x 3.5m. The remains of the stone walls have a spread of 1m and are 0.3 - 0.4m in height. Could be an entrance at N corner of SE wall, where there is also a possible annexe, 2m x 1.5m. A possible working area lies to the SE, and enclosure 2 lies 3m to NW.

NGR adjusted based on 2012 aerial photographs. <2>

1st Edition OS 6" <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7841 0400 (10m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH70SE
Civil Parish KINGUSSIE AND INSH
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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