Site type CRANNOG (POSSIBLE)
Canmore ID 15230
Site Number NH85SW 5
NGR NH 8097 5210
Council HIGHLAND
Parish PETTY
Former Region HIGHLAND
Former District INVERNESS
Former County INVERNESS-SHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NH85SW 5 8097 5210

(NH 8094 5200) Supposed Site of Castle (NR).
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)

A castle, it is said, once stood on an island in Loch Flemington and its foundations can be seen in very dry summers.
New Statistical Account (NSA, written by J Grant) 1845

In Loch Flemington are the remains of piles similar to those seen in crannogs. The piles are several feet below water and may be seen when the loch is frozen.
J Grigor 1884.

The island centred at NH 8097 5210, which has a man-made causeway leading to it, is the most likely site for a 'castle' (? crannog) in Loch Flemington. Local inhabitants have never seen another island or any trace of piles in the loch, even at its lowest level.
Visited by OS (R D) 13 August 1964.

Grigor, J (1865a) 'Notice of the remains of two ancient lake dwellings or crannoges, in the Loch of the Clans, on the estate of James Rose, of Kilravock, Esq., Nairnshire, with a plan', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol.5
Page(s): 118

NSA (1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy, 15v Edinburgh
Page(s): Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 392 Held at RCAHMS B.2.2.STA

RCAHMS (1979c) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region, The archaeological sites and monuments of Scotland series no 8 Edinburgh
Page(s): 18, No. 109 Held at RCAHMS A.1.2.ARC(8)