Kinveachy
School (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kinveachy
Classification School (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 116170
Site Number NH91NW 32
NGR NH 912 183
NGR Description Centred on NH 912 183
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116170
- Council Highland
- Parish Duthil And Rothiemurchus
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH91NW 32 centred on 912 183
"..comprises seven small dwellings and a school-house.."
Name Book 1875
A village comprising one unroofed building, fifteen roofed buildings, one of which is annotated as a school, and ten enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1875, sheet lviii). Eight roofed buildings and seven enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 5 July 1996
An archaeological management survey of Avielochan Farm was carried out on behalf of Historic Scotland. The full report of this survey has been deposited with both the local SMR and the NMRS.
NH 9123 1844 Limekiln.
NH 9127 1847 Corn-drying kiln.
NH 9112 1824 Unenclosed settlement.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
AOC (Scotland) Ltd 1996
NH 9118 1833 A watching brief was maintained on the site clearance of the burnt-out remains of Kinveachy Cottage (part of NMRS NH91NW 32) in preparation for the development of two house plots. The building dates to the early to mid-19th century. No archaeological features or deposits of interest were revealed.
Full report lodged with Highland SMR and the NMRS.
Sponsor: Mr R Stewart.
S Farrell 2001
