Coire Nan Athan
Township (19th Century)
Site Name Coire Nan Athan
Classification Township (19th Century)
Canmore ID 109923
Site Number NH33SE 29
NGR NH 3994 3214
NGR Description centred on NH 3994 3214
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/109923
- Council Highland
- Parish Kiltarlity And Convinth
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH33SE 29 centred on 3994 3214 3985 3214
A township comprising six unroofed buildings, one of which has an attached enclosure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet xxviii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 May 1996
Five buildings two enclosures and part of a dyke, belonging to a small township, were noted during a pre-afforestation survey by Wordsworth Archaeological Services. The area of the township is planted with trees.
Information from J Wordsworth 6 December 1999
NMRS MS 2007 no.18
Field Visit (23 October 1997)
NH33SE 29 centred on 3994 3214 3985 3214
The greater part of the township depicted on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet xxviii) now lies within a conifer plantation. The remaining part lies in rough pasture and comprises an arc of head-dyke that disappears into forestry at either end and defines an area that contains a small building. This may be the westernmost of the unroofed buildings shown on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet xxviii) and measures 4.4m from ENE to WSW by 2.4m transversely within faced-rubble walls, 0.7m in thickness and up to 0.5m in height. It has an entrance on the SSE and an outshot 2.5m long on the WSW.
(URQ97 495)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 23 October 1997
