Delavorar

Three rectangular structures were identified lying to the south of Allt Dubh during the course of a field survey undertaken in 1992 by the Centre for Field Archaeology.

The largest measures 21m by 5m in extent and its walls still stand up to 1m in height. It is subdivided into three, separate, rooms. Two more buildings, each made up of a single compartment, lie to the north and the north-east respectively. Together, these buildings probably represent the remains of a farmstead.

Evidence of cultivation can also be seen nearby in the form of lazy-beds: alternating strips of furrows and low ridges, created by turning the upcast from the furrow over onto adjacent ground to form a mound. This was a method of cultivation commonly used in Highland Scotland, where it improved drainage, and ensured that the plants did not suffer unduly through waterlogging.

This farmstead was already in ruins by the time the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map was surveyed in 1871. It may be of some antiquity: it was shown on Roy's military map of 1747-55, where it was named 'Lyncorn'.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project

NJ11NE 32 1702 1551

The farmstead of Lyncorn is marked at this location on Roy's map.

Information: Mr A Dunwell 1992

ThreE rectilinear structures and a plot of lazy beds lie in a prominent location to the S of Allt Dubh.

CFA 1992

A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, two of which are long buildings, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Banff-shire 1871, sheet lxiii) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 19 February 1999