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Loch Leven
Building (Period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Loch Leven
Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 117202
Site Number NN16SW 3
NGR NN 1468 6176
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/117202
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN16SW 3 468 6176
An unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1873, sheet clxvii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 23 September 1996.
A building, a possible corn-drying kiln and several field clearance cairns (MS 738/31, nos. 7, 9, 11, 13 and 21) overlooking Loch Leven, were recorded during a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland Ltd).
The building, which measures 6m from E to W by 3.5m and is less than 0.3m high, is that depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyll 1873-5, sheet xxxi). There is no obvious entrance although fragments of roughly cut slate suggest that the structure was roofed. A terrace extends W from the SW corner of the building.
A possible corn-drying kiln, lies to the SW of the building on the shoreline of Loch Leven at NH 1450 1660. Set into the hillside, the kiln is built of large blocks of limestone and basalt and measures 4m in diameter. The kiln walls are up to 1m thick and stand up to 1m in height. There is an apparent entrance on the S side. The kiln is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (ibid).
Immediately above the shoreline of the loch, there is a broken line of field clearance (from NN 1445 6158 to NN 1475 6170) (NMRS MS 738/31, no.13), whilst to the NW there is an isolated field clearance cairn at NN 1446 6173 (NMRS MS 738/31, no.11).
C Burgess (AOC Scotland Ltd) March 1996; NMRS MS 738/31, nos. 7, 9, 11, 13 and 21 (9/2-4,10a/2-4)
At the location noted by AOC (Scotland) Ltd on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyll 1873-5, sheet xxxi), it is possible that the depiction of bushes on the shoreline may have been taken for a structure similar to a kiln.
information from RCAHMS (PM), 7 July 1997.
