Allt Cosach
Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Allt Cosach
Classification Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Carrick; Edintian
Canmore ID 25827
Site Number NN86SE 14
NGR NN 8525 6333
NGR Description Centred NN 8525 6333
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25827
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Blair Atholl
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN86SE 14 centred 8525 6333
At NN 8525 6333 is the ruined settlement of Carrick, depopulated c. 1850, comprising thirteen buildings and one corn-drying kiln. The remains are generally grass-covered footings c.0.5m high although the walls of one building are 1.3m high. The buildings vary in size from 8.0m x 3.0m to 18.0m to 3.0m.
Visited by OS (R D) 2 October 1967; Information from Mr Ferguson, Edintian Farm, Glen Fincastle, by Pitlochry
A township comprising one roofed, seven unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, four enclosures and a lime kiln is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1867, sheet xxx). Eleven unroofed buildings and a kiln, annotated as disused, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1993).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 7 October 1997.