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Tomenbowie
Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tomenbowie
Classification Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 25571
Site Number NN83SW 9
NGR NN 835 325
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25571
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Fowlis Wester
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN83SW 9 835 325
NN 835 325: A cairnfield, composed of several cairns 2m to 3m in diameter and 0.3m to 0.4m high, some of which have kerbs of larger stones, lies on either side of the private road up Glen Almond.
J Stevenson 1973.
In this area are a number of clearance cairns which are clearly associated with the ruins of 18th - 19th century stone-walled enclosures.
Visited by OS (JP), 7 October 1975.
A farmstead, comprising three unroofed buildings, four enclosures and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1977).
One unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1867, sheet lxxxiii).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK), 22 December 1997.
