View of cobbled stream bed from East

Description View of cobbled stream bed from East

Date 11/5/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number D 31729

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 757548

Scope and Content Cobbled stream bed from east, Steading, Cluny Castle, Highland This shows a cobbled stream bed for the river Allt Dobhrain flowing near the steading (visible in the background). The stream bed was cobbled because sheep were herded down from their pastures and washed in the stream. The cobbles helped to keep the water clean, swiftly moving and well channelled. The majority of the estate's income would probably have come from renting farms and the sale of livestock and crops. This group of farm buildings were the base for all the estate's agricultural operations. The design is functional rather than decorative but the stone used in the construction is similar to stone used in the castle. Cluny Castle was built in 1805 for the Macphersons of Cluny and stands on the site of an earlier castle which was destroyed by fire in 1746. William Laidlaw Carruthers, Inverness, designed the north-west wing and the Queen Anne Revival-style porch c.1890. Many of the estate buildings were also built when the castle was rebuilt, including gate lodges, stables, meal mill, saw mill and walled gardens. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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