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Newtonmore, Tom A' Chrochair
Gallows (Period Unassigned), Human Remains (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Newtonmore, Tom A' Chrochair
Classification Gallows (Period Unassigned), Human Remains (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tom A Chreagain
Canmore ID 25204
Site Number NN79NW 3
NGR NN 711 979
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25204
- Council Highland
- Parish Kingussie And Insh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN79NW 3 711 979.
A gallows is said to have stood from 1694 - 1748 on the farm of Tom a'Chrochair, where the railway crosses the Spey. Human bones were found here in 1826.
J M Mathieson 1953.
No further information.
Visited by OS (R D) 27 September 1965.