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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 666497
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/666497
NJ24SE 14.00 25587 43132
NJ24SE 14.01 NJ 25610 43106 Observatory
NJ24SE 14.02 NJ 25590 43039 Dovecot
NJ24SE 14.03 NJ 545 4296 Home Farm
NJ24SE 14.04 NJ 2571 4280 Laundry Cottage
NJ24SE 14.05 NJ 2613 4284 Boat House
(NJ 2558 4314) Wester Elchies (NR).
OS 6" map (1959)
The mansion of Wester Elchies, now empty (SDD 1960-) was built in 1681, and to it, a large castellated structure was added c.1850. An oblong dovecot -? 17th century - rubble-walled, with c.950 nest-holes, a piended slated roof and one string course, lies S of the house.
Wester Elchies belonged to the Grants of Carron until 1783, when it was purchased by Robert Grant. The additions were built for James Grant (1788 - 1865) 3rd laird.
Name Book 1870; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92; R Douglas 1931; SDD 1965
Wester Elchies changed ownership several times in recent years before being demolished in 1967-8 (Information from Mr J Richards, Factor, Laggan Estates). Only a pile of rubble remains.
The dovecot, at NJ 2558 4303, measures 7.2m by 5.2m externally, and is in good condition.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R L) 9 March 1971.
