Morayston Farm
Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unknown)(Possible), Subterranean Structure (Period Unknown)
Site Name Morayston Farm
Classification Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unknown)(Possible), Subterranean Structure (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 14166
Site Number NH74NE 3
NGR NH 751 490
NGR Description NH c.751 490
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14166
- Council Highland
- Parish Petty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH74NE 3 75 49
A circular pit, built with water-worn stones, was discovered on the farm of Moraytown in the parish of Dalcross, Inverness-shire, on 21st, June 1899. It lay a little to the east of a stone cist (NH74NE 2).
In shape the pit was like an inverted bee-hive, and not quite circular, as the diameter varied from 30 to 34 inches. "From the floor of the chamber an arched passage built of the same kind of stones extended 8 feet to the west and ended in a chamber 39 1/2 inches by 30 1/2 inches. The height of the arched passage at the east end was 17 inches and at the west 26 inches; and about 18 inches wide.
In the circular chamber were found shells of the oyster, mussel and cockle, with bones of some large bird, and of a small animal, possibly the rabbit, along with several jaws of some carnivorous animal, perhaps the wolf".
T Wallace 1900.
No knowledge of this structure was encountered at Morayston.
Visited by OS (J L D) 24 April 1962.
Note (1979)
Morayston NH c.751 490 NH74NE 3
Nothing can now be seen of this stone structure which was discovered in 1899. It comprised a circular pit measuring 0.9m in maximum diameter, from the floor of which an arched passage 2.5m long led to a chamber measuring 1 m by 0.8m. The date and function of this structure is unknown but it may have been a corn-drying kiln.
RCAHMS 1979
Wallace 1900, 215-16
