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MHG61567 - Structure - Achadh A'Chatha

Summary

Ruined structure at Achadh A'Chatha (west)

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A township comprising three unroofed buildings, an enclosure, a field and a length of field wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1872, sheet lxxxvii). Three unroofed buildings, an enclosure of four compartments, another enclosure and two fields 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 (west) was undertaken by members of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) in 2002. The settlement is situated at a height of 340m on glacial terraces of relatively fertile and well-drained land. To the north and west of the settlement there are large areas of improved ground, elevated and bisected by deepcut meltwater channels. There are two groups of buildings, each situated on its own terrace. The lower settlement (not on 1st edition OS) is situated on a grassy terrace with some outcrops of heather. It has 7 buildings and 1 enclosure and the buildings appear to have been robbed of smaller stones, many of the remaining stones being quite sizeable.

Site 50. An amorphous feature, roughly "D" shaped, lies close to and on the west bank of the stream, to the east of the settlement. It has a retaining bank, between 1 and 1.5m in height forming the curved side on the east and south. Long axis, NE/SW is 10m in length, short axis 4m. It has a few randomly-sited stones and it may be possible to make out the line of a narrow channel curving its way through the feature. Interestingly, the laide to Balavil House takes off from the opposite bank of the stream at a point just downstream of this feature. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2017 aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7806 0385 (10m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH70SE
Civil Parish	KINGUSSIE AND INSH
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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