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Loch Flemington, 'castle'
Crannog (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Loch Flemington, 'castle'
Classification Crannog (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 15230
Site Number NH85SW 5
NGR NH 8097 5210
NGR Description NH c.8097 5210
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15230
- Council Highland
- Parish Petty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH85SW 5 8097 5210
(NH 8094 5200) Supposed Site of Castle (NR).
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
A castle, it is said, once stood on an island in Loch Flemington and its foundations can be seen in very dry summers.
New Statistical Account (NSA, written by J Grant) 1845
In Loch Flemington are the remains of piles similar to those seen in crannogs. The piles are several feet below water and may be seen when the loch is frozen.
J Grigor 1884.
The island centred at NH 8097 5210, which has a man-made causeway leading to it, is the most likely site for a 'castle' (? crannog) in Loch Flemington. Local inhabitants have never seen another island or any trace of piles in the loch, even at its lowest level.
Visited by OS (R D) 13 August 1964.
Field Visit (March 1978)
Loch Flemington NH c.810 520 NH85SW 5
In 1863 Grigor noted what may have been a crannog in Loch Flemington. He mentions submerged 'remains of piles'; these could not be seen at the date of visit.
RCAHMS 1979, visited March 1978
(Grigor 1864, 118)
