Ruievard
Building(S) (Post Medieval), Enclosure (Post Medieval)
Site Name Ruievard
Classification Building(S) (Post Medieval), Enclosure (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Strath Rusdale
Canmore ID 68522
Site Number NH57NE 17
NGR NH 5760 7657
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68522
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosskeen
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (29 November 1989)
NH57NE 17 5760 7657
In rough ground 100m NE of Ruievard, at the foot of the SW side of the strath, there are the remains of one or possibly two buildings and an associated enclosure. The enclosure includes a subsidiary structure, which is possibly a building. This structure is of large boulder construction and measures 9m from N to S by 5m overall and up to 0.5m in height. It has an entrance midway along its E side and a plinth against the S end. A modern track, which cuts obliquely down the slope from the track to Ruievard, has demolished the SW corner of a building to the NW. It measures 7.5m from N to S by 4.5m over walls up to 0.5m in height and has an entrance midway along its E side. An old trackway cuts an oblique hollow uphill from the building and a few metres W a dyke of large boulders runs for 35m from outcrop to outcrop on a converging course.
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 29 November 1989
