MHG4403 - Kingussie

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SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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NR70SE 11 773 016.

An extensive depopulated settlement, almost all of which is contemporary with the Wade Road. About 11 rectangular building foundations remain, the majority of which front the military road on it's N side. Field dykes and cultivation p lots are also evident. Most of this settlement will be destroyed by the construction of the new road.
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 7730 0160 (160m by 160m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH70SE
Civil Parish	ALVIE
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14073 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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