Balcraggie Lodge
Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balcraggie Lodge
Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 72064
Site Number ND13SW 35
NGR ND 140 312
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72064
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND13SW 35 140 312.
This small post medieval settlement, situated on a low terrace of Dunbeath Water, consists of two long buildings, a kiln house with enclosure, rigs and a clearance cairn. One long house has an extra chamber on the long side, this may be a bed recess or dairy. The fireplace and chimney in the gable end of the building may suggest a late abandonment of the site. This settlement is not marked on Roy's map of 1747-52, but may be 'Clashraven' of a 1789 sasine.
Information from Historic Scotland, August 1992.
A township comprising one roofed long building, three unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxviii). Three unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 5 January 1996.
