River Fechlin, Duntirhal
Corn Drying Kiln(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name River Fechlin, Duntirhal
Classification Corn Drying Kiln(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 12305
Site Number NH41SE 5
NGR NH 493 147
NGR Description Centred on NH 493 147
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Boleskine And Abertarff
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH41SE 5 centred on 493 147.
In the area centred at NH 493 147, there is a deserted township, consisting of 24 rectangular buildings and 5 enclosures, 2 corn-drying kilns, surviving to a height of 1.5m, and a modern roofed building. There is evidence of lazy-beds north of the township.
The name 'Duntirhal' appearing on Roy's map (W Roy 1745-63) at approximately NH 497 143, is the only name known locally, but whether it applies to this township or not, could not be ascertained.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
W Roy, 1745-63, sheet 25/4
Visited by OS (N K B) 30 June 1964
A township comprising fourteen unroofed buildings and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet liv). One roofed and seven unroofed buildings and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 May 1996
