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MHG62174 - Building - Claiginn, Urchany

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Ruined building, Claiginn, Urchany

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A township comprising nine unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876-81, sheet ix). Three unroofed buildings, an enclosure and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 May 1996

The North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) undertook an archaeological survey of Urchany in 2015.

Claiginn Township;

Site B152; Stone and turf building. Three metres from the NW gable of B151 (see MHG62173), and orientated 90 degrees differently from it, ie SW-NE, are the low-lying stone and turf remains of a building. 5m x 3m. The low walls are composed of intermittent stones covered by grass and moss. These walls peter out at the NW end. This could have been a simple dwelling, or more likely an outbuilding or byre. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4416 4548 (11m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH44NW
Civil Parish	KILMORACK
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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