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Balcraggie Lodge
Rig And Furrow (Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balcraggie Lodge
Classification Rig And Furrow (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.
