Building record MAB10545 - OXTER BURN

Remains of a farmstead, comprising L-plan range and garden with mill pond and lade to the north-west, depicted on the OS 1st edition map.

Remains of a farmstead, comprising L-plan range and garden with mill pond and lade to the north-west, depicted on the OS 1st edition map. A rectangular building had been added to the southwest of the range by the 2nd edition map. Only one building is shown on the present map to the west of a forest track. Forestry Commission site visit recorded the latter, a 19th century stone cottage standing beside a track. Building recording of the building remaining on the site structure was carried out by FCS in 2013 prior to demolition. This is an early 20th century two-storey cottage with cellar. The building measures externally 12.2m from east-southeast to west-northwest by 4.9m transversely. It is constructed of faced rubble and mortar and bears a slate roof with concrete skews. The front door is on the south-southwest side and is flanked by two large windows. A cellar window is visible at ground level to the west-northwest of the door. There are two small windows on the rear (north-northeast) side. The L-shaped range to the N is now reduced to low grass covered footings. The remains were surveyed by CFA in 2013 ahead of a proposed access road for Clashindarrach wind farm. Subsequent watching brief for the road recorded a ditch (possibly mill lead) from the pond.

CLASH012, CLASH012 (Ground Photograph). SAB19023.

FORESTRY COMMISSION, 2013, CLASHANDAROCH HISTORIC BUILDINGS REPORT 2013, SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB2538.

CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2014, CLASHINDARROCH WIND FARM, HUNTLY, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION WORKS: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB6614.

ARCAHEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2015, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 15, 2014, p.27 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5542.

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Mar 18 2025 2:09PM