Rynachulig
Settlement (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Rynachulig
Classification Settlement (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) An Caisteal; Rhynachulig; Rynachuilg
Canmore ID 24503
Site Number NN63NW 5
NGR NN 616 366
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/24503
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kenmore (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN63NW 5 616 366.
A place named An Caisteal (on the Breadalbane Estate Plans of 1769, HM General Register House, Edinburgh) above the public road at Rynachuilg (NN 6136) may have been the site of the round fort (? homestead - see NN44SE 7) noted by Pennant "five miles E of Killin". Traditionally there was a "castle" on Rynachuilg farm, situated near the loch (Possibly "Edramucky Castle" - NN 6195 3569 - but see NN63NW 4). There are no remains.
W A Gillies 1938
Rynachuilg: NN 617 359
Information from OS (DJC) 10 February 1967
The name An Caisteal is not known locally and no trace or local knowledge of a homestead could be found. An Caisteal is not on the Breadalbane Estate Plan of 1769. The only site in the vicinity is "Edramucky Castle"- NN63NW 4.
Visited by OS (RD) 6 October 1969
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (JM) 6 October 1975
NN 615 365. Rhynachulig, An Caisteil. Circular homestead. External diameter 22m; grass grown. On east bank of the Allt a' Mhoirneas round base of pylon.
D B Taylor 1990
This homestead could not be located. There are two pylons close to the location given by Taylor, at NN 6157 3644 and NN 6177 3654, but neither has any trace of a circular structure at its foot. John Farquharson's 1769 Survey of the North Side of Loch Tay (National Archives of Scotland, RHP 973/1, Plan 5) shows a large field centred around NN 616 366, which is named 'Castle' in the accompanying Book of Reference (RHP 973/2). Pennant is more likely to have been referring to the homestead about 800m to the E, now lying in a forestry plantation (see NN63NW 16).
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) October 2001
Field Visit (11 June 2020)
A desk-based assessment and walkover survey was undertaken by Mott MacDonald 11th June 2020 in advance of a Woodland Creation Scheme at Rynachulaig, on the north side of Loch Tay, to the east of Killin in Perth and Kinross. Proposals involve planting Sitka spruce and scots pine with a mix of native broadleaves within an area covering around 32 hectares.
The desk-based assessment and walkover survey identified a total of 32 heritage assets within the boundaries of the proposed Scheme. Nine of these assets were not previously recorded on the National Record of the Historic Environment or the Perth and Kinross Council Historic Environment Record as maintained by the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust.
The archaeological potential of the study area for significant previously undiscovered archaeological deposits is considered moderate-high in the immediate vicinity of the cup marked stones, but generally considered low across the study area.
The desk-based assessment recommends that the planting design is modified to ensure that heritage assets are avoided and left in situ with appropriate buffer zones maintained. These assets will be suitably delineated by qualified heritage professionals prior to planting work commencing. All staff operating on site will also be comprehensively briefed on the likelihood and nature of surviving archaeological deposits through a detailed toolbox talk.
Information from: Ross Cameron (Mott MacDonald) 15 June 2020
OASIS ID: mottmacd2-408691
