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Wester Achmore
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Wester Achmore
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 154818
Site Number NJ23SE 36
NGR NJ 2624 3136
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/154818
- Council Moray
- Parish Mortlach
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
The farmstead of Wester Achmore, which lies at the foot of the Hill of Achmore, comprises three roofed buildings, according to the 1975 Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map.
A century earlier, when the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map of Banffshire (1872) was published, Wester Achmore comprised three roofed buildings. One of these was a U-shaped range, built around three sides of a courtyard. There were a roofless building and an enclosure. Nearby, a mill lead brought water to what appears to be a dam equipped with a sluice, showing that water-power was being used at Wester Achmore. Throughout the nineteenth century water was used to drive a range of farm machinery, such as threshing machines and mills for grinding corn.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NJ23SE 36 2624 3136
A farmstead comprising one unroofed building, three roofed buildings, one of which is arranged around three sides of a courtyard, and one enclosure is depicted on the OS 1st edition 6-inch map (Banffshire 1872, sheet xxx). Three roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 26 January 1999
