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Ballinluig

Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Ballinluig

Classification Township (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 14892

Site Number NH80NE 8

NGR NH 864 099

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Alvie
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH80NE 8 864 099.

NH 864 099. A depopulated settlement of at least four construction phases and field systems of at least two periods. The whole site will be destroyed by the construction of the new road.

G Harden and D W Ross 1979

NMRS, MS/179.

A township, comprising four unroofed buildings and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet lxxiii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 12 July 1996.

Activities

Watching Brief (13 February 2017 - 18 April 2017)

NH 85339 09072 – NH 82924 26133 A watching brief was carried out, 13 February – 18 April 2017, during phase 2 of ground investigation work for the A9 project. A total of 83 trial pits, 7 soak-away pits and 6 borehole location spots were monitored on a 25km long corridor running beside the existing A9. The section stretched 4km SW to 13.5km NW of Aviemore.

No significant archaeological features or finds were recorded during the excavation work. However, three areas may have possible unrecorded archaeological features. Area 2, which contained the remains of two stone features and a possible post-medieval corn drying kiln; Area 10, which contained the remains of a dry stone wall and possible enclosure; and Area 18, which contained a rectangular earthwork that may relate to the nearby military road. None of these was impacted upon during the present work programme.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd on behalf of AMJV Atkins Mouchel Joint Venture and Transport Scotland

Maureen C Kilpatrick – GUARD Archaeology Ltd

(Source: DES, Volume 18)

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