Wester Lair

This farmstead is situated at the foot of the NE flank of Creag an Lair 180m SSW of Wester Lair cottage. It comprises three buildings and appears to post-date the old field dyke that runs along the foot of the slope. The principal building measures 22.3m from NNW to SSE by 5.3m over a grass grown wall spread 1.2m in thickness by 0.3m in height; it probably has three compartments. At the N end of this building there are traces of a second building set at right-angles to it. What is probably a third building, reduced to little more than a rectangular platform, lies 5m W of the first. The platform measures 6.4m from NNW to SSE by 2.2m; there are low banks about 0.3m high at each end and a possible outshot on the NNW. What is probably the scar of the field-bank is visible running between the buildings.

Visited by RCAHMS (SH) 29 September 1988

RCAHMS 1990

NO16SW 33 1405 6314 to 1406 6315

One unroofed L-shaped building building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1865-7, sheet xxxiii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1977).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 3 December 1997

A desk based assessment and rapid walkover in advance of road realignment and bridge construction to assess the archaeological implications of the development. The proposed route of the new road was walked to check and assess recorded archaeological sites and features and log any new ones.

Information from Oasis (derekhal1-139489) 17 January 2013