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Glen Quoich

Building (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)

Site Name Glen Quoich

Classification Building (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Mar Lodge Estate; Alltan Na Beinne; Carn Allt Na Beinne

Canmore ID 81252

Site Number NO09NE 3

NGR NO 0865 9529

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Crathie And Braemar
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Kincardine And Deeside
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Activities

Field Visit (8 June 1993)

NO09NE 3 0865 9529

There are seven subrectangular shieling-huts (MAR93 197-201, 478) disposed across a heather-covered terrace to the N of the Quoich Water and to the E of the Alltan na Beinne. They measure up to 7.2m by 1.9m internally within stone-and-turf walls, each with an entrance in the side. To the N of the group of huts is what may be a later shepherd's bothy (MAR93 202), which overlies a hut and is of faced-rubble construction. It is also larger than the huts, measuring 7.7m by 2.2m internally. The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet xcvii) depicts two unroofed structures at this location, one of which is probably at NO 0869 9538 (MAR93 202). Farquharson's map (1703, National Library of Scotland) shows one open circle at this location.

(MAR93 197-202, 478)

Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 8 June 1993

Note (16 November 2000)

After further examination of the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet lxxxvii), the two unroofed structures lie approximately 80m to the SW of the NGR noted above. They are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971), but one unroofed building lies to the NE.

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 16 November 2000

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