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MHG62831 - Settlement - Glen Buck

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A small settlement in Glen Buck, comprising the remains of several buildings.

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A small settlement in Glen Buck, comprising the remains of several buildings, was visited and recorded by R Spencer-Jones and D Kennedy of NoSAS in 2023. There were no structures in the glen on the Roy map (1747-53). Consideration of the 1st & 2nd Ed Ordnance Survey maps show buildings at the settlement area called Glenbuck, towards the head of the glen. The maps also show sheepfolds on the eastern flank of the glen, which were not visited during this visit. The roofed buildings shown on the 1876 1st edition map were identified during this visit as ruins. By the time of the 2nd edition in 1899, the northern building was still roofed. However, the southernmost building had fallen out of use to be replaced by a new building approximately 100m to the east. That new building is now an openly accessible mountain bothy. The head of Glen Buck, at its southern end, contains a flat area of ground, 290m asl, bordered by the Calder Burn to the west and an un-named burn to the east, with higher ground up to 800m to the south. The burns flow north along Glen Buck, exiting the glen steeply to the west down a gorge above Aberchalder. The buildings shown on the map to the right are the only obvious buildings seen in the glen during the visit. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NN 3356 9961 (171m by 233m)
Map sheet	NN39NW
Civil Parish	KILMONIVAIG
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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