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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 868513
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/868513
NS06SE 267 079 609
NS 079 609 Meikle Grenach.
The survey of deserted farms on the island of Bute continues. During 2002 permission was given for a number of recently disused farms to be recorded in advance of modernisation. Many of the farms are planned courtyard complexes with additional 20th-century cow sheds and other new buildings. Documentary and family research has begun on these buildings and their historic farm's land holdings.
Each site was photographed and an annotated sketch was made, recording details such as condition, stone, other materials, blocked doors, windows, additions and alterations, both inside and outside, where possible. Close examination of farmhouses and other farm buildings often revealed a complicated sequence of structures, which indicated a longer history than generally attested. External features such as the stackyard and garden, including identifiable plantings, have been noted at some sites.
Records are held in Bute Museum.
Sponsor: Buteshire Natural History Society
E Proudfoot 2002
This farmstead comprises a mixture of 19th and 20th century buildings and was not recorded in detail on the date of visit. It is depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Buteshire 1869, Sheet CCXV) as a U-plan courtyard and two additional buildings. It’s 18th century predecessor may have stood about 260m to the SW (NS06SE 406).
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 7 May 2009.
