MHG4402 - Lynchat

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A depopulated settlement comprising a complex of cultivation terraces, field banks, tracks and other indistinct features pre-dating the Wade Road immediately to the S. At NN 7761 0185 is a rectangular foundation with rounded corners, measuring 12.8m by 5.2m over walls 0.5m high. This also predates the Wade Road which abuts one corner.
G Harden and D W Ross 1980; Information from G Harden and D W Ross (A9 Road Survey, SDD) to OS, 1979.

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--- SHG222 Text/Publication/Article: Harden and Ross, G and D W. 1980. 'Aviemore-Kingussie (Alvie p) shieling; cairn, cist, possible; field clearance; ring cairn; medieval farmstead; medieval settlement; settlement; structures', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1980, p.16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16. 16.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7769 0180 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH70SE
Civil Parish	ALVIE
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG4402 (Monument) (MHG44967)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14072 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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