Fletcherfield
Souterrain (Prehistoric), Quern(S)
Site Name Fletcherfield
Classification Souterrain (Prehistoric), Quern(S)
Canmore ID 33850
Site Number NO45SW 11
NGR NO 4054 5218
NGR Description Centred NO 4054 5218
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33850
- Council Angus
- Parish Kirriemuir
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO45SW 11 405 522.
(NO 4055 5222, NO 4053 5218, NO 4056 5220, NO 4059 5217, NO 4056 5212, NO 4061 5213) "Querns found here - most likely site for lost souterrain."
Information from F T Wainwright.
"There is a persistent local tradition that a "Pecht's House" was found at Fletcherfield before the middle of the nineteenth century. It is not mentioned in either the OSA (1791-9) or NSA (1845). Reid (1909) knew of this tradition, but he could only point vaguely to 'a certain part of Fletcherfield farm', adding that 'the exact spot is difficult to
locate.
Topographically the likeliest spot is in the field which lies immediately to the SE of the farm, a suggestion which is supported by the fact that several querns, now in the possession of Mr W B Bishop of Fletcherfield, have been found here. The probable site (NO 405 522) as about 280' OD and appears to be well-drained."
F T Wainwright 1963; A Reid 1909.
Note (1983)
Fletcherfield NO c. 405 522 NO45SW 11
Before the middle of the 19th century what was probably a souterrain was found on Fletcherfield farm (see also NO45SW 15).
RCAHMS 1983.
(Reid 1909, 286, 296, 362; Wainwright 1963, 192).
