Building record MAB4845 - BURN OF REDTAINGY
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Summary
Remains of a depopulated settlement, including the remains of an old croft house and, on same axis, the footings of a complex longhouse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1940 5018 (112m by 108m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ15SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Birnie |
Type and Period (7)
- HOUSE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- BARN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- KILN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- Foundation (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of a depopulated settlement, including the remains of an old croft house and, on same axis, the footings of a complex longhouse. To the southeast is a fine stell, stone built, heather-capped, with lintelled entry on the south. Other foundations in vicinity suggest a single farm of some time depth. The OS 1st edition map shows three rectangular buildings (roofless), the third building north of the croft house. Recorded by CFA in pre-afforestation survey in 1991. The croft house, 11 m long and 3 m wide, has rough coursed masonry walls up to 2 m high, with a door midway along the east side. The longhouse measures 18 m by 5 m, subdivided by two walls. To the south the circular drystone enclosure (sheepfold) is 11 m in diameter, the walls 1 m thick. To the north (at NJ 19402 50227) is a circular stone enclosure 4m in diameter joined to the southwest by a longhouse 12 m long. and divided into two rooms. The circular structure is suggested to be a corn-drying kiln attached to a storehouse. The remains were also recorded during walkover survey carried out by Liz Jones in June - July 2024 ahead of proposed woodland creation (NJ15SE0079).
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1985, DES,17,18,20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1816.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1987, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, 23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1842.
NEIGHBOUR, T, 1991, SURVEY REPORT, GLENLATTERACH, 5-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1279.
CFA, 1992, DES : GLENLATTERACH PRE-AFFORESTATION SURVEY, 38 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3866.
DEPOP. SETTLEMENT
JONES, L, 2024, LEANOCH BURN, ROTHES ESTATE, MORAY: WALKOVER SURVEY, Sites 32, 33, 34, 35 (Bibliographic reference). SAB952.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ15SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 16102;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ15SE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16102 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1279 Bibliographic reference: NEIGHBOUR, T. 1991. SURVEY REPORT, GLENLATTERACH. 5-6.
- --- SAB1816 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1985. DES,17,18,20.
- --- SAB1842 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1987. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. 23.
- --- SAB3866 Bibliographic reference: CFA. 1992. DES : GLENLATTERACH PRE-AFFORESTATION SURVEY. 38.
- --- SAB952 Bibliographic reference: JONES, L. 2024. LEANOCH BURN, ROTHES ESTATE, MORAY: WALKOVER SURVEY. Sites 32, 33, 34, 35.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2025 4:56PM
