MHG63004 - Buildings -Kinerras township
Summary
Two ruined buildings at Kinerras township.
Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A township comprising six roofed, three partially roofed and three unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet x). Six roofed and two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 May 1996
The Inverness Field Club, led by Donald Coghill, surveyed a number of sites in the Aird area between 1987 and 1989. Kinerras.
There are the footings of a dwelling 12 yards x 5 yards situated on a knoll above the steep slope of an arable field; the entrance is on the south side. The high hump of a small square building with a hollow in the centre is a few yards distant to the S.E. <1>
1st Edition OS 6" <2>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 aerial photographs. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2356 Text/Manuscript: Jacks, S E (ed.). 1989. Some unrecorded sites in the Aird noted between Oct 1987 & May 1989. Inverness Field Club. Digital. Appendix 1b No.199. XY
- <2> SHG23755 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-6. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Inverness-shire. Digital.
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4703 4019 (40m by 28m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44SE |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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