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Altnacardich
Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Altnacardich
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 116704
Site Number NH54SE 39
NGR NH 57910 42586
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116704
- Council Highland
- Parish Kirkhill
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH54SE 39 578 425
NH 44/54 OS 578425 No. 36
S.W. of Altnacardich.
There appear to be the remains of an old settlement here, consisting of a low turf wall running S.E. for 17 yards with a gap of 11 yards, and then a further 24 yards in the same direction. A short distance further down there is a turf wall 2 feet high running N.N.W for 21 yards where there is a right-angle corner, after which it runs down hill for 13 yards. Here there is a gap of 6 feet, and then the stone footings of the gable of a building on the same line. The opposite gable is 6 yards long and situated 9 yards to the S.S.W. 28 yards downhill and towards the north, there is a turf wall 22 yards long and running from West to East. 7 yards down from the east end of this fail dyke there are the stone footings of a build with an outside measurement of 13 yards x 5 yards. This building runs downhill and has a doorway facing south near the S.E. corner. There are stone footings of an adjoining structure on the same line. at the lower end.
Coghill et al 1989
Srp Note (21 March 2012)
A farmstead comprising two roofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map, surveyed in 1868 (Inverness Mainland 1881, Sheet XI.10 (Combined)). The buildings are not shown on the subsequent edition of the map, published in 1904, suggesting they were no longer in use by that date.
Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 9 March 2012
