MHG26201 - Lower Coignashie - Highland Historic Environment Record

MHG26201 - Lower Coignashie

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Type and Period (1)

TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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Interior of building at Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229283 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229284 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie, 2010 by Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course © Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229285 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229286 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie, 2010 by Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course © Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229287 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie steading, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229288 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower Coignashie steading, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course id:229289 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Interior of building at Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course

Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course

Lower Coignashie, 2010 by Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course © Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course

Lower Coignashie, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course

Lower Coignashie, 2010 by Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course © Kathleen Bonniface, ARCH Community Timeline course

Lower Coignashie steading, mid 1990s by Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course © Ann Glynne-Percy, ARCH Community Timeline course

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Full Description

NH71NW 1 centred on 716 180

A township comprising one unroofed building and six roofed buildings, one of which is arranged around three sides of a courtyard, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet lvi). One partially roofed and two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 4 July 1996

One of the 5 'Coigs' . This area was known as Schephin until at least the 17th century, but later was referred to as the 5 Coigs (Fifths): Coignascalen, Coignafeuinternich, Coignavullin, Coignashie, Coignafearn (spellings vary). (I.F. Grant 1980, Along a Highland Road, p. 21). <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Strathdearn. Yes. Digital. Site 22.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred NH 7160 1800 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet	NH71NW
Civil Parish	MOY AND DALAROSSIE
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/115718 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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