Scale at A3 Figure 1 Gazetteer Map Showing Heritage Assets Within 1Km

Figure 1 Gazetteer map showing heritage assets within 1km of proposed conservation

99 area !(

74 Legend !( Gazetteer Events Status 75 80 !( Undesignated !( !( !( Category A Listed !( Category B Listed !( Scheduled Monuments 73 81 !( 1km Buffer 85 !( 72 Inventoried Battlefield !( 70 !( 79 !( 71 Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area !( 100 !( !( 21 !( 69 29 !( !( 20 !( 101 68 86 !( !( 67 27 78 1 6 64 !(25 2 54!( 897 !( 65 !(26 !( !( !(!( !(!( !( !( !(3!(90 8 !( 96 24 17 66 !( 19 !( !(88 !( !( 62 !( 9 !( 18 87 !( 61 63 !( !( !( 84 28 !( 5859 !( 55 !( 60 97 !( !(!( 30 !( 54 !( !( 56 5152!(53!(57 15 14 10 4748 !(!( !( !( !( !( !(!( 49!(50 12!( !( !(11 13 7682 !( !(!( 77 46 !( !(!(45 31 16 92 !( !( 44 !( !(43 91 42!( 40 !( !( 41 !( 32 39 !( !(

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102 Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright !( 33 Project No.: 22838 !( 37 23/09/2014 !(!(36 Date: Scale at A3 1:28,000

34 !( 35 !(

Figure 2: Extract from Roy’s Military Survey of Scotland 1747-52 Reproduced with the kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland Figure 3: Extract from Jasper Lee Jones Plan of the Battle of Culloden 1746 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 1 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 1 Memorial Cairn Theoretical Visibility from Memorial Cairn VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Figure 4: Theoretical Visibility from Date: 23.09.2014 the Memorial Cairn (Viewpoint 1) Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 990 1,980 2,970 3,960 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 2 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 2 Roof of Culloden Visitor Centre Theoretical Visibility from Culloden Visitor Centre VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 5: Theoretical Visiblity from the roof Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014 of Culloden Visitor Centre (Viewpoint 2)

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 3 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 3 Westhill Theoretical Visibility from Westhill VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: Figure 6: Theoretical Visibility from Westhill (Viewpoint 3) 23.09.2014 Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 870 1,740 2,610 3,480 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 4 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 4 B9006/B851 Junction Theoretical Visibility from the B9006/B851 Junction VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: 23.06.2014 Figure 7: Theoretical Visibility from the B9006/B851 Junction (Viewpoint 4) Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 5 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 5 Clava Cairns of Balnuarin Theoreticall Visibility from Clava Cairns of Balnuarin VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

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Figure 8 Theoretical Visibility from Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014 the Clava Cairns of Balnuarin 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 6 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 6 Castletown Railway Bridge Theoretical Visibility from Castletown VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 9 Theoretical Visibility from Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014 Castletown Railway Bridge (Viewpoint 6)

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 7 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 7 Blackpark Theoretical Visibility from Blackpark VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 10 Theoretical Visibility from Blackpark (Viewpoint 7) Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000

Viewpoint 8 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Viewpoint 8 Cuchnaig Chambered Cairn Theoretical Visibility from Culchunaig VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22838 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 11 Theoretical Visibility from Cuchunaig Chambered Cairn (Viewpoint 8) Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright Legend

1 km buffer Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Theoretical Visibility from within the Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area

.0000 VALUE .0000 Not Visible Visible 840000 840000

Project No.: 22383 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 12 Cumulative Viewshed for the proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area, zoomed to 1km Scale at A4: 1:42,331 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 470 940 1,410 1,880 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 270000.0000 280000.0000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000 .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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5 km buffer Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Theoretical Visibility from within the Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area VALUE Not Visible Visible

270000.0000 280000.0000

Project No.: 22383 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 13 Cumulative Viewshed for the proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area, zoomed to 5km Scale at A4: 1:91,657 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000 .0000 .0000 860000 860000 .0000 .0000 850000 850000 .0000 .0000 840000 840000 .0000 .0000 830000 830000

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Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Theoretical Visibility from within the Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area VALUE Not Visible Visible 15km buffer .0000 .0000

260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000 820000 820000

Project No.: 22383 Date: 23.09.2014 Figure 14 Cumulative Viewshed for the proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area, zoomed to 15km Scale at A4: 1:214,972 (c) AOC Archaeology 2014

0 2,400 4,800 7,200 9,600 Meters I Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 267000.0000 268000.0000 269000.0000 270000.0000 271000.0000 272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000 277000.0000 278000.0000 279000.0000 280000.0000 281000.0000 282000.0000 .0000 .0000 Figure 15 851000 851000 Landscape Views .0000 .0000 850000 850000 .0000 .0000 849000 849000 Legend Viewpoint 10 Road West of Braehill .0000 .0000 Viewpoint 11 Westview Viewpoint 9 Milton of Clava North Cairn

848000 848000 Viewpoints 2a and 2b Visitor Centre Roof Viewpoint 6 Castletown Railway Bridge Viewpoint 8 Culchunaig Chambered Cairn .0000 .0000 Viewpoint 7 Blackpark Viewpoint 3 Westhill Viewpoint 1 Memorial Cairn 847000 847000 Viewpoint 4 B9006/ B851 Junction Viewpoint 5 Clava Cairns Balnuarin .0000 .0000 View to Nairn Viaduct Wider Landscape Views 5km Buffer 846000 846000 1km Buffer Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area .0000 .0000 Cumulative Theoretical Viewshed VALUE Not Visible 845000 845000 Visible .0000 .0000 844000 844000 .0000 .0000 843000 843000 .0000 .0000 0 540 1,080 1,620 2,160 Meters 842000 842000 .0000 .0000 I 841000 841000 Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright

Project No.: 22838 .0000 .0000 Date: 23.9.2014 840000 840000 Scale at A3: 1:50,000 .0000 .0000 839000 839000 .0000 .0000 (c) AOC Archaeology 2010

267000.0000 268000.0000 269000.0000 270000.0000 271000.0000 272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000 277000.0000 278000.0000 279000.0000 280000.0000 281000.0000 282000.0000 838000 838000 267000.0000 268000.0000 269000.0000 270000.0000 271000.0000 272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000 277000.0000 278000.0000 279000.0000 280000.0000 281000.0000 282000.0000 .0000 .0000 Figure 16 851000 851000 Clava Cairns Sensitive

.0000 .0000 Alignments and Critical Visual 850000 850000 Relationships .0000 .0000 849000 849000 Legend Viewpoint 10 Road West of Braehill .0000 .0000 Viewpoint 11 Westview Viewpoint 9 Milton of Clava North Cairn

848000 848000 Viewpoints 2a and 2b Visitor Centre Roof Viewpoint 6 Castletown Railway Bridge Viewpoint 8 Culchunaig Chambered Cairn .0000 .0000 Viewpoint 7 Blackpark Viewpoint 3 Westhill Viewpoint 1 Memorial Cairn 847000 847000 Viewpoint 4 B9006/ B851 Junction Viewpoint 5 Clava Cairns Balnuarin .0000 .0000 Clava Cairns Critical Visual Relationships Clava Cairns Sensitive Alignments 5km Buffer 846000 846000 1km Buffer Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area .0000 .0000 Cumulative Theoretical Viewshed VALUE Not Visible 845000 845000 Visible .0000 .0000 844000 844000 .0000 .0000 843000 843000 .0000 .0000 0 560 1,120 1,680 2,240 Meters 842000 842000 .0000 .0000 I 841000 841000 Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright

Project No.: 22838 .0000 .0000 Date: 23.9.2014 840000 840000 Scale at A3: 1:50,000 .0000 .0000 839000 839000 .0000 .0000 (c) AOC Archaeology 2010

.0000 .0000 Figure 17 Battle of Culloden: 847000 847000 Critical Visual Relationships and Views

Legend Viewpoint 10 Road West of Braehill Viewpoint 11 Westview Viewpoint 9 Milton of Clava North Cairn Viewpoints 2a and 2b Visitor Centre Roof .0000 .0000 Viewpoint 6 Castletown Railway Bridge Viewpoint 8 Culchunaig Chambered Cairn 846000 846000 Viewpoint 7 Blackpark Viewpoint 3 Westhill Viewpoint 1 Memorial Cairn Viewpoint 4 B9006/ B851 Junction Viewpoint 5 Clava Cairns Balnuarin General Battlefield Views Government Views Jacobite Views Views partly blocked by trees Views fully blocked by trees Jacobite Lines .0000 .0000 Government Lines 1km Buffer Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area 845000 845000 Cumulative Theoretical Viewshed VALUE Not Visible Visible .0000 .0000 844000 844000

0 250 500 750 1,000 Meters I .0000 .0000 Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright 843000 843000 Project No.: 22838

Date: 23.9.2014

Scale at A3: 1:20,000 .0000 .0000 (c) AOC Archaeology 2010 842000 842000 272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000 277000.0000 272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000

Traffic Lights Map Version 2 .0000 .0000

Legend 846000 846000 Jacobite Lines Government Lines Proposed Culloden Muir Conservation Area Leannach Historic Settlement Core Potential for Infill Development Existing Negative Development Existing Development Core Visual Setting Ancillary Visual Setting .0000 .0000 845000 845000 .0000 .0000 844000 844000

Cartographic data derived from OS OpenData, Crown Copyright .0000 .0000 Project No.: 22838 843000 843000 Date: 29.10.2014

Scale at A3: 1:17,500

272000.0000 273000.0000 274000.0000 275000.0000 276000.0000 0 280 560 840 1,120 Meters 260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000 .0000 .0000 Figure 19: Observer to 860000 860000 4.5m viewhed

Legend Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Cumulative Observer to 4.5m Viewshed VALUE Not Visible 15 km Visible .0000 .0000 850000 850000

5 km

1 km .0000 .0000 840000 840000

0 1,300 2,600 3,900 5,200 Meters I

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Date: 29.10.2014 .0000 .0000 Scale at A3: 1:128,171 830000 830000

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Figure 23: Observer to 125m Viewshed .0000 .0000 860000 860000

15 km

Legend Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Observer to 125 m Viewshed VALUE Not Visible Visible .0000 .0000 850000 850000 5 km

1 km .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Date: 29.10.2014 .0000 .0000 Scale at A3: 1:145,042 830000 830000

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Figure 22: Observer to 80m Viewshed .0000 .0000 860000 860000

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Legend Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Observer to 80m Viewshed VALUE Not Visible Visible .0000 .0000

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Date: 29.10.2014 .0000 .0000 Scale at A3: 1:145,100 830000 830000

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Figure 21: Observer to 25 m Viewshed .0000 .0000 860000 860000

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Legend 5 km buffer Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area Observer to 25m Viewshed VALUE Not Visible Visible .0000 .0000 850000 850000 5 km

1 km .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Project No.: 22838

Date: 29.10.2014 .0000 .0000 Scale at A3: 1:145,100 830000 830000

260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000 260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000

Figure 20: Observer to 7.5m Viewshed .0000 .0000 860000 860000

Legend Proposed_Culloden_Muir_Conservation_Area 15 km Observer to 7.5m Viewshed VALUE Not Visible Visible .0000 .0000 850000 850000 5 km

1 km .0000 .0000 840000 840000

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Date: 29.10.2014 .0000 .0000 Scale at A3: 1:145,100 830000 830000

260000.0000 270000.0000 280000.0000 290000.0000 Viewpoint 1a: North facing view from Jacobite Memorial Cairn (180 degrees)

Viewpoint 1b: South facing view from Jacobite Memorial Cairn (180 degrees) Viewpoint 2a: Northwest facing view from the roof of the Culloden Visitors Centre (180 degrees)

Viewpoint 2b: Southeast facing view from the roof of the Culloden Visitors Centre (180 degrees) Viewpoint 3: View from the B9006 Westhill (360 degrees) Viewpoint 4: View from the B9006/ B851 Junction Newlands of Culloden (360 degrees) Viewpoint 5: View of the Scheduled Cairns at Balnuarin (360 degrees) Viewpoint 6: View from the Castletown Railway Bridge (360 degrees) Viewpoint 7: Northeast facing view Blackpark 360 degrees) Viewpoint 8: View of the Culchunaig Chambered Cairn (360 degrees) Viewpoint 9: View of the Milton of Clava North Cairn (360 degrees) Viewpoint 10: View from the undesignated road west of Braehill (360 degrees) Viewpoint 11: Northwest facing view from Westhill (180 degrees) SiteGazeteer

SiteNumber 1 SiteName CullodenMuirBattlefield TypeofSite BattleSite NMRSNumber NH74SW30 HERNumber MHG3047 Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 274000 Northing 845000 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description TheBattleofCullodentookplaceonthe16thApril1746betweenabout4,500menunder CharlesEdwardStuartandaHanoverianforceof9,000ledbytheDukeofCumberland.The battlepositionswereasshownonplanandtheresultwasanoverwhelmingvictoryforthe Hanoverians.Amodernmemorialcairnbearinganappropriateinscriptionhasbeenerectedat aspotwheretherewasintensefighting.Theassociatedmemorialsetc,notedonNH74NW 17.1Ͳ17.5andthegroundonwhichtheystandareownedbytheNationalTrustforScotland.

SiteNumber 2 SiteName JacobiteMemorialCairn TypeofSite Cairn;WarMemorial NMRSNumber NH74SW30 HERNumber MHG15730 Status ScheduledAncientMonument;AListedStructure Easting 274173 Northing 844983 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description TheMemorialCairn,erectedin1881byDuncanForbesofCulloden,isc.5mindiameterand 5mhigh,constructedoflargeboulderslaidinmortar.Oneofthestonesisinscribedandtwo plaquesareattached.

SiteNumber 3 SiteName GravesoftheClans TypeofSite CommemorativeStone;Graves NMRSNumber NH74NW17.03 HERNumber MHG14275 Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 274250 Northing 844990

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Parish DavioyandDunlichity Council Highland Description ArchaeologicalNotes

NH74NW17.374254499.

(AreaNH74254499)Grave(NAT)Ͳ(sitenotclear) Grave(NAT)Ͳ(NofCommemorativecairn) Graves(NAT)

aGraveoftheMackintoshes(three) bGraveoftheMacGillivrays,Macleans,MaclachlansandAthollHighlanders(one) cGraveoftheStewartsofAppin(one) dGraveoftheCamerons(one) eGraveoftheMackintoshes(one) f.g.GravesofMixedClans(two) h.GraveoftheFrasers(one)

Grave(NAT)(ImmediatelyNofGravesoftheCampbells) GravesoftheCampbells(NAT)Ͳ(Two) Grave(NAT)(60mSWofGravesoftheCampbells) OS6"map,InvernessͲshire,2nded.,(1906)

Theprincipalgravesareonanelevatedpieceofgroundandconsistoftwoorthreegrass coveredmoundsrisingslightlyabovetheadjoiningheath. NameBook1871

TheprincipalgravesareasdescribedbyONB.Somearemarkedbyaninscribedstoneonly, others(Campbells)haveneitherstonenormounds.ThefourgravesshownonOS25"atNH 74164485,NH74174484,NH74124479andNH74094474respectivelyareallgravesofthe Campbells(NeilMacDonald,WardenNTS,Culloden).Thereisalsoastoneinscribedtothe CampbellsatNH74144493.AstoneclosetotheWelloftheDeadisinscribedtotheChiefof theMacGillivrays(InformationfromMrNeilMacDonald,Warden,NationalTrustforScotland, Culloden).ThegraveshownonOS25"atNH74054515isbelievedtobeoftheMacDonalds. ThegraveshownonOS25"atNH73974508whichismarkedbyastoneknownasthe KeppochStoneisbelievedtomarkthespotwhereAlexanderMacDonaldchiefoftheKeppoch MacDonalds'fell. VisitedbyOS(WDJ)24April1962.

ScheduledasCullodenBattlefield,GravesoftheClans,CairnandWelloftheDead. InformationfromHistoricScotland,schedulingdocumentdated8September2003.

SiteNumber 4 SiteName WelloftheDead TypeofSite Well NMRSNumber NH74SW20 HERNumber MHG2986 Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 274310 Northing 844970 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland

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Description ForCullodenMoor,Battlefield(centredNH742450),seeNH74NW17.00.

(NH74314497)WelloftheDead(NAT) OS6"map,InvernessͲshire,2nded.,(1906)

The'WelloftheDead'isstilltobeseennearthegraves(NH74NW17.03)onthefieldofthe BattleofCulloden.Tothiswellitissaidthatthewoundedanddyingcrawledtoquenchtheir thirst.Ͳhencethename. NameBook1869;1871.

ThisisasmallstoneͲlinedrectangularcavitycontainingwater. VisitedbyOS(WDJ)24April1962.

BooksandReferences

OrdnanceSurvey(NameBook)ObjectNameBooksoftheOrdnanceSurvey(6inchand1/2500 scale) Page(s):BookNo.18,26;BookNo.20.26HeldatRCAHMSRef

Taylor,IC(1966)Culloden:aguidebooktothebattlefieldwiththestoryofthebattle,the eventsleadingtoitandtheaftermath,Edinburgh HeldatRCAHMSC.1.5.TAY.P

SiteNumber 5 SiteName CullodenMuir(FlangedAxehead) TypeofSite FlangedAxehead NMRSNumber NH74SW16 HERNumber Status None Easting 274250 Northing 844970 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Aflangedaxe,5.7"long,2.1"acrossthecuttingedge,1"deepacrosstheflanges,from CullodenMuirisinthepossessionofDouglasThomson,PrioryCottage,Edwardstone,Suffolk. Itwasfoundbyhisfatherneararabbitholebefore1891,possiblyinthevicinityofthe Camerongrave(NH74254497).(InformationcontainedinletterfromDThomsontoOS,1 June1971.)

SiteNumber 6 SiteName GraveoftheEnglish TypeofSite BurialGround;CommemorativeStone NMRSNumber NH74NW17.02 HERNumber MHG44010 Status None Easting 274370

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Northing 845020 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Anenclosureknownas'FieldoftheEnglish'socalledfromthefactthatitwasmadeaburial placefortheEnglishsoldierswhowereslainintheBattleofCulloden.

OnthesouthsideoftheroadatNH74374502isalargegranitestonewiththeinscription: FieldoftheEnglish Theywereburiedhere'.

SiteNumber 7 SiteName OldLeonachFarmhouse TypeofSite Barn'CruckͲFramedCottage;Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74SW21 HERNumber MHG2985 Status BͲListedStructure Easting 274499 Northing 844994 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Thiscottagewasbuiltinthe19thcenturyonthesiteoftheBattleofCulloden.Thecottage nowformspartoftheNationalTrustforScotland'smuseumcomplex.Thebuildingwas believedtobestandingatthetimeofthebattleuntilarchaeologicalevidencediscountedthis anddatedthebuildingtomid19thcentury.Theassociation,althougherroneous,withthe battlehasnonethelessaddedtothebuilding'shistoricinterest.

SiteNumber 8 SiteName CullodenVisitorCentre TypeofSite InformationCentre NMRSNumber NH74NW124 HERNumber MHG34969 Status None Easting 274599 Northing 844910 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description CullodenInformationCentre(ca.1960s???)

SiteNumber 9 SiteName Leonach,Culldoen(FlangedAxehead)

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TypeofSite FlangedAxehead NMRSNumber NH74SW44 HERNumber Status None Easting 274800 Northing 844800 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Afragmentofthebuttendofaflangedaxe,green/brownincolourwithonesideseverely worn.

SiteNumber 10 SiteName Culchunaig TypeofSite PossibleFarmstead NMRSNumber NH74SW41 HERNumber MHG14274 Status None Easting 274300 Northing 844400 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Whatmaybeafarmsteadcomprisingtwounroofedbuildingsisdepictedonthe1steditionof theOS6Ͳinchmap(Nairnshire1871Ͳ4Ͳ6,sheetvi),butitisnotshownonthecurrenteditionof theOS1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 11 SiteName Leanach TypeofSite ChamberedCairn NMRSNumber NH74SW8 HERNumber Status None Easting 274240 Northing 844340 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Inthe1950s,itwasreportedthatinacoupleoffieldsontheplateauofCullodenatover500 feetOD.ͲabovethewestsideoftheNairnValleyͲarethreelargemonoliths.ThenorthͲwest stone,whichleanstowardsthesouth,is4feet6incheshigh.Thesouthweststone70feet fromitis3feethighbuthasbeenreducedbyblasting.Thesoutheaststoneis50feet6inches awayfromthesouthͲweststoneandis6feet9incheshigh.Thesestonesaresetonacircler withadiameterofabout96feet,andmightwellbethemonolithswhichstoodroundaClavaͲ

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typecairn.Thereisnownosignofanyotherstructurebutthefieldwallwhichbisectsthesite containsseveralunusuallylargestones.

Integhlate1960s,inspectionidentifiedthatofthethreemonolithsdescribedabove,onlythe southernpairremain,thenorthͲweststonehasentirelydisappeared.

SiteNumber 12 SiteName Culchinaig TypeofSite Building NMRSNumber NH74SW42 HERNumber MHG25853 Status None Easting 274180 Northing 844290 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Anunroofedbuildingattachedtoafieldwallisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinch map(Nairnshire1871Ͳ4Ͳ6,sheetvi),butitisnotshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS 1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 13 SiteName Culchunaig TypeofSite ChamberedCairn;PossibleStoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74SW7 HERNumber MHG2974 Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 274200 Northing 844180 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description ThemonumentcomprisestheremainsofacairndatingtotheEarlyBronzeAgeandsurviving asalowcairndefinedbyanouterkerb,andasingleupstandingmonolith.Itliesincultivated landonthecoastalplain,betweentheRiverNairnandtheSshoreoftheMorayFirth,at160m abovesealevel.Themonumentwasfirstscheduledin1971,butaninadequateareawas includedtoprotectallofthearchaeologicalremains;thepresentreschedulingrectifiesthis.

Thecairn,probablytheremainsofachamberedcairnorringcairn,isroughlycircularinplan (approximately19mindiameter)anddisplayssimilarfeaturesandcomponentstothe neighbouringcomplexofcairnsatBalnuaranofClavawherecentralcairnsaresurroundedby anouterringofstandingstones.Overallthemonumentislikelytohavebeenabout28min diameter,anestimatebasedonthesolesurvivorofanouterstonecircle,asinglestonesitting atnearly2mhigh,some8mtotheSofthecairn.SeveralkerbstonesarevisibleontheN,NE andSofthecairn.LargeboulderssimilarinsizetothosesurvivingatCulchunaighavebeen recordedinnearbydykesandfieldboundaries.Oneoftheselargerstonesbearsthesurviving reliefofprehistoricrockartintheshapeofcupmarks.Itispossiblethatthisandother

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bouldersarefieldͲclearedremnantsofthemonument,butwecannotprovethis.

SiteNumber 14 SiteName Culchinaig TypeofSite SaddleQuern NMRSNumber NH74SW60 HERNumber Status None Easting 274000 Northing 844390 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description AlargesaddlequernwasfoundbuiltintothefielddykeontheEsideofthetrackthatpasses CulchunaigjusttotheSoftheentranceintothemodernhouseCorannachandoppositethe junctionwiththetracktoOldMillofCulchunaig.Itliesc250mNWofthescheduledcairnsite (NH74SW7)andwasfoundon5November2009.

SiteNumber 15 SiteName PrinceCharlie'sStone TypeofSite Stone NMRSNumber NH74SW2 HERNumber Status None Easting 273760 Northing 844380 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Inagrassfieldatapprox.NH73764438isaroughroadshapedboulderc.1.3mlongby1.0m widebyc.0.6m.ItisbelievedthatPrinceCharliestoodonthisstoneforatimewatchingthe battleofCullodenandisthereforecalled'PrinceCharlie'sStone'.

SiteNumber 16 SiteName CullodenMuir(CopperAlloyBroochFindspot) TypeofSite Findspot(PostͲMedieval) NMRSNumber NH74SW64 HERNumber Status None Easting 274000

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Northing 844000 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Acopperalloyannularbroochof16thͲ17thcenturydate.Althoughthesebroocheswerein useintothe18thcenturytheyappeartohavebeenfarlessprolificandthedesignofthis examplefirmlyprecludesanassociationwiththebattlefielditself.Unlikemanyexamplesithas beenprofessionallymadeandbothbroochandpinarecast.Bothsidesareengravedwith geometricpatterns.

SiteNumber 17 SiteName IrishPicquetsWarMemorial TypeofSite WarMemorial NMRSNumber NH74SW65 HERNumber Status None Easting 273762 Northing 844877 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Thereislittleinformationonthiswarmemorialinthehistoricalrecord.

SiteNumber 18 SiteName FeabuieWaterMains TypeofSite Event NMRSNumber NH74SW55 HERNumber Status None Easting 273330 Northing 844790 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AdeskͲbasedassessmentandwalkoversurveywereundertakeninOctober2004foranew watermain.Anumberofpreviouslyunrecordedarchaeologicalsiteswerenoted,comprising buildingsandfarmsteads. FullreportlodgedwithHighlandSMRandtheNMRS.

SiteNumber 19 SiteName King'sStableCottage TypeofSite ThatchedCottage

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NMRSNumber NH74SW1 HERNumber Status BͲListedStructure Easting 273331 Northing 844842 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description ATͲplancrofthouseformingpartofthe1746battlefieldsite,King'sStableCottagewasso namedfollowingthestablingofHanoverianhorsenearbyintheaftermathofthebattle.A detailedfabricanalysisandmeasuredsurveyinDecember1998revealedthatthemajorityof thestandingmasonryfabricandmostofitsprincipalfeaturessurvivefromtheoriginal structure. ThestructurewasfoundtoverycloselyresembleOldLeanach(NMRSNW74SW21),amuchͲ alteredcruckͲframedcrofthousethatnowformspartofthebattlefieldcentrenearby.Its masonryisclayͲbondedalthoughpossiblypointedinlimemortar.King'sStablesCottage appearstobethebetterpreservedintermsofitsoriginalplanformwhichisofasinglephase ofwork.TheprincipalrangewasaccessedfromasingleentrancetotheSE.Thejambforming the'stalk'ofthe'T'mayhavecontainedaboxbedarrangement.AnarrowopeningatthereͲ entrantofthejambandtheprincipalrangewasconsideredtorepresentapartlyconcealed defensivefeature,providingaprotectedfieldoffireovertheapproachtothesoleentranceͲ anarrangementparalleledatOldLeanach.Inconjunctionwithhistoricalworktheoriginal structurewasconsideredlikelytohavepreͲdatedthe1746battle,perhapshavingbeenbuilt intheearlypartofthe18thcentury.Thestructuremayalsobethatdescribedin1748:'12 woundedmen[Jacobites]werecarriedoutofthishouseandshotinahollow...'

Oneearlyalteration,aninsertedfirestack,andtwosubsequentrestorationswereinevidence. Ofthelatter,thefirst,inthe1920sbytheGaelicSocietyofInverness,consistedofthe alterationoftheoriginalwindows,theclayͲcappingofthepartiallyreconstructedwallheads andtheconstructionoftheexistingturfgables.Thelatterprobablybroadlyreproducedthe originalarrangement.Thesecondrestoration,bytheNationalTrustforScotlandinc1963, includedawholesalereplacementoftheroofstructure(ataconsiderablylowerpitchthan previously),partialreconstructionoftheturfgables,variousmasonryrepairsandrepointing withcement,andanewconcretefloor.

SiteNumber 20 SiteName StableHollow TypeofSite Building NMRSNumber NH74NW98 HERNumber Status None Easting 273660 Northing 845180 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Asingleunroofedbuildingisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲshire 1874,sheetxii),butitisnotshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1982).

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SiteNumber 21 SiteName CullodenMuir(Axehead) TypeofSite StoneAxehead NMRSNumber NH74NW42 HERNumber Status None Easting 273400 Northing 845300 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereisastoneaxefromCullodenMoorinGlasgowArtGalleriesandMuseum(Accessionno: 55Ͳ96uj).ItisassumedthatthisisafindspotthatwasgiventotheMuseum,exactdate unknown,butpossiblyinca.1980s.

SiteNumber 22 SiteName Culloden(BronzeHalberd) TypeofSite BronzeHalberd NMRSNumber NH74NW10 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Abronzehalberd(O'RiordainClass6)fromCullodenisintheBritishMuseum(WG2061).

SiteNumber 23 SiteName CullodenMuir(SocketedAxehead) TypeofSite SocketedAxehead NMRSNumber NH74NW16 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description 'Abronzecelt,ofthemostsimpleform,foundonthemooratCulloden'wasloanedbythe InvernessMuseumtotheMuseumoftheArchaeologicalInstituteofGreatBritainandIreland duringtheirAnnualMeeting,heldinEdinburgh,July1856.

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Thisaxewasnotlocated.Theonlysmallsocketedaxe(4"long)inInvernessMuseum,was presentedbyaMrsManners,SunnybankinDecember1932.Detailsoffindarenotavailable, anditisdoubtfulifitistheCullodenaxe. VisitedbyOS(JLD)23March1962.

SiteNumber 24 SiteName Culloden(FlatAxehead) TypeofSite FlatAxehead NMRSNumber NH74NW61 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AtypeBaandatypeBbflatbronzeaxefromCullodenareintheNationalMuseumofWales.

SiteNumber 25 SiteName Culloden(BronzeSword) TypeofSite BronzeSword NMRSNumber NH74NW9 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AleafͲshapedswordofthelateBronzeAgewasfoundatCullodenandisnowpreservedin BerlinMuseum.

SiteNumber 26 SiteName CullodenMuir(HumanRemains;BronzeKettle TypeofSite HumanRemains;BronzeKettle NMRSNumber NH74NW18 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000

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Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AtwoͲhandedtripodcampͲkettleofbronzehasbeenfoundamongaquantityofhuman bones,inabankattheeastsideofCullodenMuir.Height51/2inches,diameteratthemouth 4inches.ThisvesselwasonexhibitionatEdinburghin1856,onloanfromtheMarishcal College,Aberdeen.

SiteNumber 27 SiteName Culloden(FlatAxehead) TypeofSite FlatAxehead NMRSNumber NH74NW62 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 845000 Parish InvenessandBona Council Highland Description Aflatbronzeaxe(typeunknown)fromCullodenwasexhibitedin1856.

SiteNumber 28 SiteName Westhill TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74SW35 HERNumber Status None Easting 272880 Northing 844640 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Afarmstead,comprisingoneroofedbuilding,oneunroofedstructureoftwocompartmentsis depictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲshire1874,sheetxii).Oneroofed buildingisshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 29 SiteName StMary'sWell TypeofSite RagWell NMRSNumber NH74NW20 HERNumber MHG2941

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Status None Easting 272350 Northing 845230 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description 'TobarnaCoille'.WelloftheWood,LadyorSt.Mary'sWell,nowlatelymoregenerally designated'TheCullodenWell',situatedonasmallelevatedplatandisanaturalspring encasedinastonebasin11/2feetdiameterandapprox.2feetdeeponcewithacoverunder lockandkey.Acircularstonebuildingenclosesthewell.Afewyardswestofit,andconnected toitbytracesofadrainorpipeisadrystone,circularcavity.Peopleresortedthereforcures andattachedrags,threads,etcinrepayment.

Theaboveaccountwaswrittenin1878(byAFraser).In1962,anotherinspectionnoted:

Thiswellisgenerallyasdescribedabove.Itis0.6mdiameterandc.1.0mdeep,andisnow enclosedbyacircularwall2.0mhighwithanentranceontheeastsideThewellandits enclosingwallareinagoodstateofrepairanditspopularityisseenbythehundredsofsmall piecesofragattachedtothesurroundingtrees.ThecircularbasindescribedbyFraser(1878), afewyardstothewestisnowinarelativelypoorcondition.

SiteNumber 30 SiteName Westhill TypeofSite Farmstead;SheepDip NMRSNumber NH74SW34 HERNumber Status None Easting 272550 Northing 844490 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Afarmstead,comprisingtworoofedbuildings,oneunroofedbuildingandoneenclosureis depictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲshire1874,sheetxii).One unroofedstructurewhichislabledasasheepwashisshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS 1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 31 SiteName Westhill(StoneHammer) TypeofSite StoneHammer NMRSNumber NH74SW9 HERNumber Status None Easting 272000 Northing 844000

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Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AperforatedstonehammerhasbeenfoundatWesthill,Culloden,andpresentedtothe NationalMuseumofAntiquitiesofScotland(NMAS). Itis31/4"inlength,witha7/8"diameterholeplacednearerthesmallerend.Thisreportwas writtenin1938.

SiteNumber 32 SiteName Balvraid TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74SW36 HERNumber Status None Easting 273000 Northing 843700 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Afarmstead,comprisingfourroofedbuildings,oneunroofedbuilding,ahorsegang,four enclosuresandtwocircularstructures,oneofwhichislabledasaboiler,isdepictedonthe1st editionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲshire1874,sheetxii).Tworoofedbuildingsandthree enclosuresareshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 33 SiteName Castleton TypeofSite Enclosure NMRSNumber NH74SW40 HERNumber Status None Easting 274370 Northing 842820 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Anenclosureisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲshire,Nairnshire 1871Ͳ6,sheetxiii),butitisnotshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 34 SiteName Cottartown TypeofSite Township NMRSNumber NH74SW23

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HERNumber Status None Easting 274460 Northing 842240 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Atownship,comprisingsevenroofedbuildings,twounroofedbuildings,oneunroofed structureandfourenclosuresisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(InvernessͲ shire,Nairnshire1871Ͳ6,sheetxiii).Tworoofedbuildingsandfourenclosuresareshownon thecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1975).

SiteNumber 35 SiteName Cottartown TypeofSite Cottage NMRSNumber NH74SW23.01 HERNumber Status None Easting 273480 Northing 842160 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description TheremainsofasinglecottageofstoneandclayͲmortarconstruction.

SiteNumber 36 SiteName Castletown TypeofSite Cottage NMRSNumber NH74SW24 HERNumber Status None Easting 274940 Northing 842720 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Inthe1876FirstEditionOS,alargeLͲshapedrangeandasmallerbuildingtothesouthͲeastis depictedtothewestofthemainroadleadingtothebuildings.Totheeastoftwehroasdis anotherlinearnorthͲeast/southͲwestbarn.

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SiteName Castletown TypeofSite Castle NMRSNumber NH74SW10 HERNumber Status None Easting 274930 Northing 842710 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Allthatremainsofthiscastleisanovergrownbankofearthandstones,18.0mNNWͲSSE,2.0m highandspreadto11.0m.ItturnsateachendtowardstheWbutisthentruncatedby quarryingandtherailwayembankment.Inthebankaretracesofbuiltwallingwhichis particularlywellͲdefinedattheNcornerwhereastretchofwhatisprobablytheouterfaceof theNwallofthecastlesurvivesforalengthof3.0mandamaximumheightof0.5m.Itseems likelythatthebankisnotanearthworkbuttheovergrowntumbledcastlewall.Thereisno evidenceforthisbeingamotte.

SiteNumber 38 SiteName EasterDaltullich TypeofSite Enclosure NMRSNumber NH74SE38 HERNumber Status None Easting 275180 Northing 843350 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Thecropmarkofaroughlycircularpossibleenclosure,measuringabout25Ͳ30mindiameter, hasbeenrevealedbyobliqueaerialphotography(RCAHMSAP1995)250mNEofEaster Daltullichfarmsteading.

SiteNumber 39 SiteName Ballagan TypeofSite CruckFramedCottage NMRSNumber NH74SE26 HERNumber Status None Easting 275600 Northing 843700 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland

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Description AcruckͲframedcottage.

SiteNumber 40 SiteName OldClavaSchoolhouse TypeofSite Event NMRSNumber NH74SE51 HERNumber Status None Easting 275700 Northing 843900 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AnarchaeologicalwatchingbriefwascarriedoutinJuly2006torecordthenatureandextent ofanyarchaeologyrevealedduringexcavationsforanewhouseadjoiningClavaOld Schoolhouse.Thesitehadbeenlevelledandgravelextractedbeforethewatchingbriefandno featuresorartefactsofarchaeologicalsignificancewerefound.

SiteNumber 41 SiteName Culdoich,Clava TypeofSite StoneCircle;RingCairn NMRSNumber NH74SE2 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275110 Northing 843780 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ArchaeologicalNotes

NH74SE275114378

(NH75114378)StoneCircle(NR) StandingStone(NR) OS6"map,InvernessͲshire,2nded.,(1906)

RingͲcairn,Culdoich:ThiscairnthemostwesterlyoftheClavacemetery,liesliketheminthe flatfieldsofthevalleyfloor.Ithasasomewhatirregularkerb,ofbothsplitstonesand boulders;withadiameterofabout57feet.Itiscompletebutforminorgapsexceptonthe southsidewhereasmallgravelpithaseatenintothesideofthecairn.ThekerbͲstonesare2 feet9incheshighonthesouthͲwestsideoppositethemonolith,dwindlingatabout1foot highontheotherside.Theinteriorcircularsettinghasadiameterofabout22feetandisof splitstoneswhichonexcavationwerefoundtostandupto5feethigh.Thecairnmaterialhas beenremovedexceptforthelastfootorso. Asinglestoneofthesurroundingstonecircleremainsanenormousslab12feethigh,leaning outwards,set27feetfromthekerb,onthesouthwestside.Therearetwocupmarksonthe

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outersideofthemonlithtowardsitsbase.OnekerbstoneontheeastͲsouthͲeastsidealso bearstwocupmarksonitsoutersurfaceandanotherstone,onthewestside,maypossiblybe markedbutistooirregularandweatheredtobecertain(Jolly1882).Intheearliestrecordof thesite(1857)thecairnisreportedas"undisturbed"buttherewasthenonlyonemonolith (Innes1862). CInnes1862;WJolly1882;JFraser1884;SPiggott1956;SLisowski1958;ASHenshall1963, visited21April1958.

Theremainsofthecairnareasdescribedabove. Revisedat1/2500. VisitedbyOS(WDJ)24April1962.

ExcavationatthefallenstonebytheringcairnofCludoich,Clava,Inverness,whichliestothe SWofthemaingroupofclavacairns,producednodatingevidence.Theorthostatwasthought tohavebeentheremnantofastonecirclewhichencircledthecairn,butaresitivitysurveyof theareafailedtolocateanyothersockets.Limitedexcavationunderalargeslabnearthecairn producedardmarks,postͲholesandasherdofpotteryunderc.60cmofsoil.Thisimpliesthat asettlement,possiblyassociatedwiththecairns,liesprotectedbeneaththislayer. JBarber1982(GAJvol9) Sponsor:HS

Airphotographs,takenbyJillHardenin1989,areinInvernessMuseum(8907.06Ͳ07INVMG). InformationfromJHarden1989.

RingCairn[NAT] OS(GIS)AIB,May2007.

1982 EXCAVATION

NotesExcavationatthefallenstonebytheringcairnofCludoich,Clava,Inverness,whichlies totheSWofthemaingroupofclavacairns,producednodatingevidence.Theorthostatwas thoughttohavebeentheremnantofastonecirclewhichencircledthecairn,butaresitivity surveyoftheareafailedtolocateanyothersockets.Limitedexcavationunderalargeslab nearthecairnproducedardmarks,postͲholesandasherdofpotteryunderc.60cmofsoil. Thisimpliesthatasettlement,possiblyassociatedwiththecairns,liesprotectedbeneaththis layer. JBarber1982(GAJvol9) Sponsor:HS

SiteNumber 42 SiteName Ballaggan TypeofSite Cairn NMRSNumber NH74SE29 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275180 Northing 843880 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThemonumentcomprisesagrassͲcoveredmoundsituatedinanarablefield420mWNWof Ballagganfarm.ItisinterpretedasanEarlyBronzeͲAgecairnofprobableClavaͲtypeand thereforebelongstoacomplexofritualmonumentswhichextendsover1kmalongaflat

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terraceimmediatelytotheSoftheRiverNairn,at115mabovesealevel.

Themoundiscircularonplanwitharegularprofilemeasuringapproximately20mindiameter andupto0.7minheight.Somestonesarevisibleinthegrassonthesummitofthemound which,withitsalignmenttotheaxisoftheClavacemetery,suggeststhatitisaClavaͲtype cairnofeitherringorchamberedform.Nootherstonesarevisiblethatcanbedirectly associatedwiththemound.Itappearsundisturbed,withtheregularityofthemoundandits locationofariverterracesuggestingthatitisartificial.

SiteNumber 43 SiteName MiltonofClava TypeofSite BurialGround;Chapel;PossibleRingCairn NMRSNumber NH74SE7 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275220 Northing 843930 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ArchaeologicalNotes

NH74SE775224393.

(CentredNH75224393)StoneCircle(NR)(Remainsof)Chapel(NR)(Siteof).GraveYard (disused) OS6"map,InvernessͲshire,2nded.,(1906)

Nostructuralfeaturesarenowtobeseenatthissite,IftherewasaClavaͲtypecairnhereit wascompletelydemolishedforthechapelwhichissaidtooccupyitssiteandthefoundations ofwhichcanstillbetraced.Therearecertainlyvariousstonesabouttheruinswhichsuggest thepresenceofaClavacairnbutnoneappeartobeinsituanditispossiblethattheyhave beenbroughtfromthenorthcairn. ASHenshall1963,visited21April1958.

ThereisaColumbanchapelatClavabelievedtobededicatedtoSt.Dorothy. GBain1893;NewStatisticalAccount(NSA,writtenbyRevACampbellͲ1841)1845.

NearthecircletothesouthofMiltonthereisanoblongenclosure,withtwolargeblockslying atitssouthͲeastcorner,formingakindofentranceoftheenclosure.Withinittherearethe foundationsofasmallbuildingknownasSt.Bridget'sChapel.Thenumerouslargestonesstill remaininginconnectionwiththeenclosureanditscontentswouldpointtotheformer existencehereofanothergreatcairnliketheothersatClava. WJolly1882.

AllthatseemstoremainofthecircleatMilltownofClava,isastandingstoneatthesouthͲ westcorneroftheruinoftheancientchapel,whichissaidtohavebeenbuiltwithinthearea ofthecircle.Thewallsofthechapelmeasureabout30feetlongby19or20feetbroad,witha dooronthesidefacingthesouthͲeast.Aroundthechapelaretheremainsofthewallofa nearlyrectangularburyingͲground. JFraser1884.

Theseremainsareasdescribedabove. Revisedat1/2500.

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VisitedbyOS(WDJ)25April1962.

Airphotographs,takenbyJillHardenin1989,areinInvernessMuseum(8907.03Ͳ05INVMG). InformationfromJHarden1989.

SiteNumber 44 SiteName MiltonofClavaNorth TypeofSite RingCairn;StoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74SE6 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275246 Northing 843974 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ArchaeologicalNotes

NH74SE67524643974.

(NH75244396)StoneCircle(NR)(Remainsof) OS6"map,InvernessͲshire,2nded.,(1906)

ThisClavaͲtypecairn,oneoftheClavecemeterygroup,liesliketheothersinafieldonthe valleyfloor.Thecairnappearstohavebeenalreadygreatlyruinedin1857(Innes1862).The onlynotablefeatureisalargerectangularmonolith,7feet10incheshighwhichseemstohave stoodonthesouthorsouthͲwestsideofthemonument.About10feet9inchesfromthe monolitharetwocontiguousstones,thelarger2feethigh,whichprobablyrepresentthe remainsofthekerb.Tothenorthofthemisalowmoundofcairnmaterialandfieldstones evidentlyextendingbeyondtheareaoftheoriginalcairn.In1882therewerefourstonesof thekerbtobeseenandonestoneoftheinnersetting(Jolly1882). CInnes1862;WJolly1882;JFraser1884;ASHenshall1963,Visited21April1958.

Theremainsofthecairnareasdescribedabove. Revisedat1/2500. VisitedbyOS(WDJ)25April1962.

Airphotographs,takenbyJillHardenin1989,areinInvernessMuseum(8907.03Ͳ05INVMG). InformationfromJHarden1989.

Threetrenchesweredeturfedandcleaned.Theserevealedacircularcairnofsmallstones overlainbyrectangularcairnofmuchlargerwaterwornboulders.Thelatterformsthe principalvisiblefeaturetodayandisprobablytheresultofmodernfieldclearance.Theformer isonlypartiallyvisibleasalowturfͲcoveredmoundandprobablyrepresentsaClavacairn.The identificationofthesiteasaClavacairnisbasedonitsshape,size(c10mindiameter),the standingstonesituatedtothetheSWandthepresenceofakerbdefinedbylargeboulders andslabssittingontheoldgroundsurface.Partialexplorationofthecairnrevealedno indicationofapassagebuttherewassomesuggestionofcomplexityinthecairnconstruction. NSharples1990a.

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SiteName MiltonofClava TypeofSite CupMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE12 HERNumber Status None Easting 275360 Northing 844150 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Somecupmarkedstoneswerefoundin1882duringtrenchingoperationsaroundthefarmͲ houseofMiltonofClava.Oneofthestones,ofsoftyellowsandstonewas3feet2incheslong and2feet3inchesbroadandshowedaboutthirtycups.Someofthecupswereassociated withcurvilinearchannels. Anotherstone,discoveredinthesamediggingswasofthesameyellowsandstone,butwasa fragmentofalargerone,being1foot41/2inchesby10inchesand4inchesthick.It containedtwounusuallywellͲformedcups,enclosedbyanirregularshallowgroove,and numeroussmallcuplets.

In1962,enquiriesatMiltownofClavafailedtorevealanyknowledgeofthesestones.

SiteNumber 46 SiteName MiltonofClava TypeofSite PossibleTownship NMRSNumber NH74SE31 HERNumber Status None Easting 275370 Northing 844160 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Whatmaybeatownship,comprisingoneroofedbuilding,onepartiallyroofedbuildingand oneunroofedbuildingoftwocompartmentsisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinch map(InvernessͲshire,Nairnshire1871Ͳ6,sheetxiii).Tworoofedbuildingsandtwoenclosures areshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map(1990).

SiteNumber 47 SiteName Balnuarin TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74SE50 HERNumber MHG49452 Status None Easting 275576

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Northing 844374 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereispresentlynoinformationonthissitewithintheNMRS.

SiteNumber 48 SiteName Balnuarin TypeofSite CruckͲFramedCottage NMRSNumber NH74SE27 HERNumber MHG16113 Status None Easting 275600 Northing 844400 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformationonthissiteintheNMRS.

SiteNumber 49 SiteName Balnuarin TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE13 HERNumber MHG296 Status None Easting 275650 Northing 844350 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Acupmarkedstone,measuring22x17ins,which,in1881,wasbuiltintotheupperrightside ofthechimneyrecessatBalanfhuarainorWelltown,was,by1893,builtintothegardenwallat thefrontofthehouse.Itisonlyapartofalargerstoneandhasbeensquaredbythemason. Therearethirteencupsonthestone.

ThisstonewaslocatedinthegardenwallatBalnuarinfacingtowardsthefarmhouseinalater inspectionin1962.

SiteNumber 50 SiteName BalnuaranofClava,SouthͲWest TypeofSite ChamberedCairn;StoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74SE4

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HERNumber MHG2961 Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275680 Northing 844380 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ClavapassageͲgrave(BalnuaranofClava,SouthͲwest)Thiscairnisoneofthegroupofthreeat Balnuaranandliesonly80ftsouthwestofthecentralcairn.ItisverysimilartothenorthͲeast cairn,butthecircleofmonolithsandplatformroundthecairnhavebeendisturbedbymaking theroadwhichskirtsthesouthͲeastsideofthemonumentthoughitdoesnotinterferewith thecairnitself. Thekerboflargebouldersisalmostcompleteandenclosesacairn52feet6inchesin diameter,thoughaflatteningofthekerbattheentrancereducesthediameterontheaxisof thechamberotabout50feet.Thekerbstonesarelargestbytheentrancewheretheyare3 feet6incheshigh.Thecairnofbarestonesstandsover9feethigh.Thereisaverydistinct platformofstonymaterialstretching12feetto13feet6inchesoutsidethekerbexceptwhere ithasbeenpartiallydestroyedontheSEside. TheentranceisfromthesouthͲwest.Thepassage,19feet9incheslongand2feetwide,is constructedoftworowsofuprightboulderswithoneortwocoursesofmasonryabove,giving atotalheightofupto4feet.Thechamberisnotexactlycircularinplan,measuring11feet6 inchesby13feetindiameter.Thewallsstandtoatotalheightof6feet9inches,witha maximumofsixcoursesofflattishbutirregularstonesslightlyoversailing,theirouterends projectingwellbackintothecairn. Thesurroundingcircleofstandingstonesnowhastenmonolithsremaining,allbutfourof whichareknowntohavebeenreset.Thethreestonestothewestoftheentrancehadfallen andwerereͲerectedabout1876,thenextstoneisprobablyinposition,thenorthweststone hasbeen"restored".Thesecondstonetotheeastoftheentrancehasbeenmovedtobe parallelwiththeroadandthenorthͲeaststonehasbeenturnedtoformtheendofawall.The circleseemstohavebeenset24to28feetoutsidethekerb. Cupmarksaresaidtooccuronanumberofstones.Ontheboulderformingpartofthe foundationofthechamberofthewestoftheentrancetherearecertainlytwelvecupmarks. Thesurfaceofthesandstoneslabonthecorrespondingpositiononthesouthsideofthe entrancehasnowflakedawaysomuchthatnocupmarkscanbeseen.Onthethirdstoneon thesouthsideofthepassagethereareperhapstwoorthreecupmarksbutthestonehasa veryirregularsurface.Theloosestonenotedashavingtwocupmarkswhichformerlylayinthe centreofthechamberisnolongertobeseen,ofthethreemonolithsreportedascupmarked thoseonthesouthandnorthwestaresoweatheredthatnodefinitemarkscouldbeseenbut themonolithnowsetuprightonthewestcertainlybearsthree,ifnotmore,onitsinner surface. Inthechamberhavebeenfoundpartsoftwopots,sincelost,whichwerepossibleysecondary flatͲrimmedware.Aquantityofcalcinedboneswerefoundinandaroundthepot.

Therewasalsoalargeexcavationatthissitein1994onwards,ofwhichthefollowingis reportedwithintheNMRS:

The1994excavationatBalnuaranofClavahadthreemainaims.First,itsoughttoidentifyhow farthesitehaschangeditsappearanceasaresultofmodemrestorationofthemonument.A mainfocuswasthelargelyunpublishedexcavationof1930Ͳ31.Twoofthesetrencheswere reopenedandotherworkwascarriedoutontheSWpassagegrave.Thisshowedthatthe chamber'floor'identifiedinthatworkwasinfacttheoldlandsurfacebeneaththemonument. BoththereandatthecentralringcaimexcavationhadextendedintothenaturalfluvioͲgiacial gravel,Inthecaseofthecentralringcairnunrecordedexcavationaroundtheendofthelast centuryhadresultedintheclearanceoftheinterior.Therubbleremovedfromthatpartofthe sitewasaddedtothematerialofthecairn. Second,itsoughttoresolvethestructuralsequenceatbothmonuments.AttheSWcairnthe externalrampwasofasinglephase.Ithadbeenbuiltsimultaneouslywiththekerbstones, whichlackedanysockets.Atthecentralringcairn,thereisevidencethatthecairn,thestone circleandtheexternalrayswhichconnectthesefeaturestogetherwereallbuiltatthesame

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time.Thelineofatleastoneoftheraysseemstohaveperpetuateddivisionintheinternal constructionoftheringcairn.Inbetweenitskerbandthecircleofmonolithswasasettingof flatslabsoverlyinganunaccompaniedcremationͲThisformedthefocusforadistributionof piecesofworkedflintandquartz. Third,itaimedtoobtainradiocarbonsamples.Foursuchsampleswerecollected,fromtheold landsurfacesbeneatheachofthecairns,fromthecremationoutsidethecentralringcairnand fromthesocketofoneofthemonolithsenclosingthatsite. Sponsors:SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland,BritishAcademy,SocietyofAntiquaiiesof London,withconsiderablehelpinkindfromHistoricScotland,HighlandRegionalCounciland ReadingUniversity. Bradley1994.

NH75764447Thesecondseasonofexcavation(seeBradley1994)focusedontheNEpassage grave(NH74SE1)andinvestigatedthechronologicalrelationshipbetweenthefivemain elementsonthesite:theinternalstructureofthecairn,itskerb,itsentrancepassage,the platformuponwhichthesiteappearstobebuiltandthestonecirclewhichsurroundsthe entiremonument.Allprovedtohavebeenconstructedduringasinglephase.Thecairn containedacoreofmassiveblocksandredepositedturfortopsoilwhichformedastable structuresupportingthecorbelledburialchamber.Thiswascoveredbyaskinofsmaller rubblewhichwasrevettedbythekerbstones.Thesewereonlyshallowlybeddedintheground andhadbeenheldinpositionbyarubbleramppiledupagainsttheexteriorofthe monument.Thecompositionofthisramporplatformmatchedtheconstructionalsequencein thecairnitself,withquarriedslabssimilartothoseemployedinthechambertowardsthebase ofthisdepositandroundedboulderstowardsitssurface.Thisfeaturecontinuedunbroken acrosstheentrancetothetombandextendedoutwardsasfarasthestonecircle.Oneofthe monolithsbelongingtothiscirclelackedanysocketandwasbeddedinthetailoftherampͲ thusitcouldnothavebeenerectedafterthatmaterialwasinposition.Theentrancepassage hadbeenclearedofanyarchaeologicaldepositsduringanunrecordedexcavation.Afewflecks ofcrematedbonewerefoundonthesurfaceoftheplatform.Overahundredlithicartefacts wererecoveredduringtheexcavationandsamplesweretakenforstudybysoil micromorphology,pollenanalysisandradiocarbondating. AsectionwasalsocutthroughtherubblerampoftheSWpassagegrave(NH75684447)at thepointwherethekerbstoneswereattheirlowest.Inthiscasethekerblackedanysockets andagaintherampmusthavebeenaprimaryfeatureofthemonument.Itwasconstructedin exactlythesamemannerastheplatformoftheNEcairn,butinthiscaseithadbeensurfaced withflatslabs. Sponsors:BritishAcademy,HistoricScotland,ReadingUniversity,theSocietyofAntiquariesof LondonandtheSocietyofAntiquariesofScotland,withadditionalassistancefromHighland RegionalCouncilandNationalTrustforScotland. RBradley1995.

NH757444.Abrokenfragmentofsandstone,19.5x10.1x7.2cm,wasfoundnearClava Cairns.Ithasaseriesofincisedgrooves,intheformof3or4concentricarcs,1shortarcand2 or3parallellines.Theobjectwasfoundinacollapsedpartofadrystonewalltowhichitwas obviouslynotrelated.ThewallisontheSEsideofthepublicroadpastthefarmandtheClava Cairns.Thefindistemporarilyheldbythereporters.

SiteNumber 51 SiteName BalnuaranofClava TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE10 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275680

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Northing 844420 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description WestofthethreemaincairnsatBalnurananofClava(NH74SE1,NH74SE3,NH74SE4)liesa smallcircleofcontiguousrecumbentstone,approximately12feetininternaldiameter,with oneofthestonesontheESE,bearingcupͲandͲringandsimplecupcarvings.Excavationofthe interiorrevealedwhatappearstohavebeenashallowgraveforanowvanishedinhumation, 5ft6insby2ft6ins.Overthefillingofthisnearitswesternendwasascatterofwhitequartz pebbles.Noartifactswerefoundbeyondascraportwoofpebbleflint.

SiteNumber 52 SiteName BalnuaranofClava,Centre TypeofSite RingCairn;StoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74SE3 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275710 Northing 844430 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThisringcairnisbetweenthetwopassageͲgravesatBalnuaran,thestandingstonesencircling thesesitesbeingonly80and123feetfromthemonolithiccircleofthiscairn.Allthreesites wererestoredbytheownerabout1881(Jolly1882). Thekerbofthecairnenclosesaslightlyovalareameasuring60by52feet.Itisbuiltofmassive bouldersbutisnowveryimperfectonthesouthside.OnthesouthͲsouthͲwestoppositethe stumpofamonolithisthemostnotableofthekerbͲstones,agreatrectangularblock4feet3 incheshigh,itsneighbouringstonestothewestareonly2feetand2feet10incheshigh.The cairnmaterialisheapeduptoaheightofabout4feetinsidethekerb.Cairnmaterialalso extendsforabout5feetoutsidethekerbasalowgrassͲgrownbank.Asmallareaagainstthe outsideofthekerbonthesouthͲsouthͲwestsidewasexaminedin1953butnothingwasfound exceptasmallpatchofcharcoalontheoldsurface. Thecentralareaisdefinedbyasettingofflatslabs(incontrasttothebouldersofthekerb,2 feet9inchesto3feet6incheshigh,whichencloseanalmostcircularspace21by18feet. Thecairnissurroundedbyninemonolithsset25to21feetoutsidethekerb,withanoverall diameterofabout100feet.ThetalleststoneremainingisonthewestͲsouthͲwestandis7 feet6incheshigh.Fourofthemonoliths,threeonthesouthtosouthͲwestarcandoneonthe eastͲnorthͲeast,werereͲerectedatthe"restoration"(Jolly1882).Threeofthemonliths,are connectedtothekerbbydistinct"causeways"6to8feetwideandatleast1foothigh.When examinedin1953theywerefoundtoconsistof"smallboulderscarefullypackedtoforma slightlyconvexstrip"(Piggott1956).Thesecausewaysareauniquefeature,therebeingon traceofthematanyClavaͲtypesite. ThemonolithonthesouthͲeastsideisreputedtobecupͲmarked(Jolly1882)onitouterside, butitismuchweatheredandonlyonecupͲmarkedcannowbemadeout,andthatwithout muchconfidence.Themonolithattheendofthewestcausewayisalsoreportedasmarked, buttheseareduetoweathering.OfthetwoadjacentcupmarkedstonesontheeastͲsouthͲ eastsideofthekerb,oneisveryweatheredandisuncertain,theotherisabout3feethigh andisinaleaningpositionmainlycoveredwithturf.Undertheturfcanbeseenverydistinct cupͲmarksasillustrated(Jolly1882)exceptthatthechannelindicatedseemstobeanatural crack.Someroughflakesofpebbleflinthavebeenfoundinthecentralareas(Piggott1884).

Thissite,togetherwithBulnuaranofClavaSouthͲWest,wassubjecttoexcavationin1994Ͳ

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1995(seeentryforthissite,SiteNo50,formoreinformationonthisexcavation).

SiteNumber 53 SiteName BalnuaranofClavaNorthͲEast TypeofSite ChamberedCairn;StoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74SE1 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 275760 Northing 844470 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ClavapassageͲgrave(BalnuaranofClava,NorthͲeast)Thecairnliesonly123feettothenorthͲ eastofthecentralcairn,inthemiddleoftheClavacemetery.Thekerbisofmassiveboulders andhasadiameterof55feet.Thestonesgraduateirregularlyinsizefrom3feetbythe entranceonthesouthͲwestsideto1foot6inchesattheback,thoughthepairofstoneswhich actuallyformtheentrancearelower,2feethigh.Thecairnmaterialisnowpiledupinsidethe kerbandreachesaheightofnearly10feet.Thereisadistinctplatformofstoneymaterial, ratherirregularinoutline,extendingfor10to18feetbeyondthekerbandhavingadepthof about1foot6inches. Thepassageisconstructedoflargeboulders.Thechamberhasadiameterof12Ͳ13feet.The lowestcourseisalsoofuprightboulders,thosebytheentrance3feet9inchesand3feethigh, thoseattheback2feet5incheshigh.Thewallatthebackstillremainsupto7feethigh consistingofeightroughandirregularcoursesincludingsomeverylargestones.Thereisonly aslightoversailingoftheupperpartgivingamaximumoverhangof1foot. Thecairnissurroundedbyacircleofelevenstandingstones(andonesmallearthfaststoneon thenorthͲnorthͲeast).Thestonesareirregularlyspacedandvaryfrom24to37feetfromthe kerbhavinganoveralldiameterof110to117feet.Thisirregularityisprobablypartlydueto thefactthatsomeofthestones(thoseoneithersideoftheentrance,andthenextstoneto thenorthandnorthͲeaststone(WJolly1882)wereresetinthe19thcentury.Thetwostones oneithersideoftheentranceone9feetand5feet3ins.high. CupmarksoccurontheinnermoststoneofthepassageonthenorthͲwestside(WJolly1882) andalsoonastoneonthenorthsideofthekerb(SPiggott1956).Theformerstonehas certainlyfourandpossiblysevensimplecups;thelatter,whichmeasures2feet8inchesby1 foot5inches,iscoveredwithcupmarks,onecupandringmeanderinglines.

Thissite,togetherwithSites50and52,weresubjecttoexcavationin1994Ͳ1995.Thesecond seasonofexcavationfocusedontheNEpassagegraveandinvestigatedthechronological relationshipbetweenthefivemainelementsonthesite:theinternalstructureofthecairn,its kerb,itsentrancepassage,theplatformuponwhichthesiteappearstobebuiltandthestone circlewhichsurroundstheentiremonument.Allprovedtohavebeenconstructedduringa singlephase.Thecairncontainedacoreofmassiveblocksandredepositedturfortopsoil whichformedastablestructuresupportingthecorbelledburialchamber.Thiswascoveredby askinofsmallerrubblewhichwasrevettedbythekerbstones.Thesewereonlyshallowly beddedinthegroundandhadbeenheldinpositionbyarubbleramppiledupagainstthe exteriorofthemonument.Thecompositionofthisramporplatformmatchedthe constructionalsequenceinthecairnitself,withquarriedslabssimilartothoseemployedinthe chambertowardsthebaseofthisdepositandroundedboulderstowardsitssurface.This featurecontinuedunbrokenacrosstheentrancetothetombandextendedoutwardsasfaras thestonecircle.Oneofthemonolithsbelongingtothiscirclelackedanysocketandwas beddedinthetailoftherampͲthusitcouldnothavebeenerectedafterthatmaterialwasin position.Theentrancepassagehadbeenclearedofanyarchaeologicaldepositsduringan unrecordedexcavation.Afewflecksofcrematedbonewerefoundonthesurfaceofthe

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platform.Overahundredlithicartefactswererecoveredduringtheexcavationandsamples weretakenforstudybysoilmicromorphology,pollenanalysisandradiocarbondating. AsectionwasalsocutthroughtherubblerampoftheSWpassagegrave(NH75684447) (NH74SE4)atthepointwherethekerbstoneswereattheirlowest.Inthiscasethekerblacked anysocketsandagaintherampmusthavebeenaprimaryfeatureofthemonument.Itwas constructedinexactlythesamemannerastheplatformoftheNEcairn,butinthiscaseithad beensurfacedwithflatslabs.

SiteNumber 54 SiteName BalnuaranofClava TypeofSite Earthwork NMRSNumber NH74SE28 HERNumber MHG3004 Status None Easting 275700 Northing 844500 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Shortlengthofearthandstonebankloactedduringarchaeologicalinvestigationsduringthe buildingofanewcarparkin1980s.

SiteNumber 55 SiteName Balnuarin TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE14 HERNumber Status None Easting 275750 Northing 844590 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Asmallcupmarkedstonewasfoundin1882atthesideofthefieldbetweenthenorthernmost cairnontheplainofClavaandtheriver.Ithasonequitedistinctcup.Thisstonewasnot locatedduringfieldinvestigationinthe1960s.However,threestones"fromClava"were presentedbyMrJollytotheInvernessMuseumbuttheydon'tappeartofitthedescription above.

SiteNumber 56 SiteName BalnuraranofClava TypeofSite Event

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NMRSNumber NH74SE44 HERNumber Status None Easting 275860 Northing 844470 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Anarchaeologicalwatchingbriefwasundertakenfortheinstallationofpicnicbenchesanda fencelinelyingclosetoClavaCairns.Noarchaeologicaldepositsorfeatureswererevealed.

SiteNumber 57 SiteName Clava(RingCairn) TypeofSite RingCairn NMRSNumber NH74SE11 HERNumber Status None Easting 275850 Northing 844410 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description In1996,acircularearthworkSEoftheguardianshipenclosure,whichiscurrentlyrecordedasa 'hutcircle',wasexaminedbysmallͲscaleexcavationandprovedtobetheremainsofaringͲ cairn.Fouroftheouterkerbstonesstillsurvived,togetherwithabroadbankofrubble.It seemslikelythatthemonumentwasconstructedintwophases.Thefirstinvolvedthe constructionofthecairnfromsurfaceboulders.Inalaterphasetheinteriorwasexcavated andsoilwaspiledagainsttheouterkerbofthemonument.Thismaterialincludedasmall amountofcrematedboneandcontainedanumberofsandstoneslabsͲafeaturewhichwas alsorecognisedintheringͲcairnwithintheguardianshipenclosure.

SiteNumber 58 SiteName Clava(StandingStone) TypeofSite StandingStone NMRSNumber NH74SE5 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonuemtn Easting 275940 Northing 844610 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThispossibleClavaͲtypecairn,intheClavacemeterygroupinthecentreofaflatfieldbeside theRiverNairn,isnowcompletelyremovedexceptforasinglestandingstone,6'6"high.

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SiteNumber 59 SiteName Clava(Axehead) TypeofSite Axehead NMRSNumber NH74SE45 HERNumber Status None Easting 276000 Northing 844600 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Neolithicpolishedstoneaxeheadofhornfels.Surfacefindin2003byMrDScottinafieldEof theClavacairns.L136mmxB63mmxTh34mm;Wt372g.ClaimedasTreasureTrove(TT 97/03)andallocatedtoInvernessMuseum&ArtGallery.

SiteNumber 60 SiteName MainsofClavaSouthͲEast TypeofSite RingCairn NMRSNumber NH74SE16 HERNumber Status ScheduledAncientMonument Easting 276050 Northing 844570 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Wheninspectedin1962,therewasnoremainsofastonecircleorcairnatthesite,whichwas overgrownbywhinandgorsebushes.Thereisnolocalknowledgeofacairnevenexisting here,althoughreportsin1957recordthecairn.ItstatesthatwhenitwasvisitedbyFraser (1884)itwasalreadyfragmentary,butherecordedakerbofabout50feetdiameterandan internalringofabout18feetdiameter.Theareawhereitstoodin1957hadbecomewaste landandonlyafewstonesofthestructure,heavilyovergrown,wereseen.

SiteNumber 61 SiteName ClavaBridge TypeofSite RoadBridge NMRSNumber NH74SE48 HERNumber MHG49450 Status None Easting 275927

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Northing 844835 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThisbridgecarriesanunclassifiedpublicroadovertheRiverNairntotheNWofClavaLodge (NH74SE49).TheriverhereformstheboundarybetweentheportionsofCroyandDalcross parishinInvernessDistrict(InvernessͲshire)andNairnDistrict(Nairn),totheNandS respectively.

SiteNumber 62 SiteName ClavaBridge(CupͲMarkedStone) TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE9 HERNumber Status None Easting 275930 Northing 844840 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Notraceofthisstonewasfoundduringfieldinvestigationandlocalenquiriesprovednegative inasitevisitin1962.However,WJollyin1882recordedthefollowing:

ThereisacupͲmarkedstonelyingflatontheground,alittleoftheeastofthebridgeoverthe NairnatClavaontheroadfromCullodenMuirtoLeanachandClava,onthewastemoorland whichstretchestotherighthandthere,stillunreclaimed.Itisablockofgreygranite8feet long,from3to4feetbroadatthebase,narrowinginbreadthto1foot3inchesatthetop, and2feet1inchthick.Therearefivecupsalongitstop.Oneofthemshowstracesofan encirclingring,nowgreatlyobliterated,withtwosmallercupsattheendsofitsmoredistinct portionontheright.

SiteNumber 63 SiteName ClavaLodge TypeofSite Hotel;HuntingLodge NMRSNumber NH74SE49 HERNumber MHG49451 Status None Easting 276117 Northing 844755 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformationofthisbuildingintheNMRS.

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SiteNumber 64 SiteName CullodenStation(StoneCircle) TypeofSite StoneCircle NMRSNumber NH74NE24 HERNumber MHG2913 Status None Easting 276000 Northing 845000 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Therewasnotrace,andnolocalknowledgeofthiscairnorstonecircleinasitevisitin1964. However,inanearliervisitinthe1890s,itwasrecorded:'Acairn(prob.stonecircleismeant) wasexamined,duringanexcursiononthe28thJune1879,aboveCulloden(Moor)Station.It consistedof25stonesofwhichonly7appearedtobeintheiroriginalposition.'

SiteNumber 65 SiteName NairnViaduct,Clava TypeofSite Viaduct NMRSNumber NH74SE23 HERNumber MHG3007 Status AListedStructure Easting 276413 Northing 844972 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description MurdochPaterson,engineer,opened1898.High29spanviaduct,bullfacedreddressed rubble,tooledashlardressings.Tooledashlararchringsandparapet,eachroundͲheadedarch ringmeasuring50',exceptthatcrossingNairnRiverwhichmeasures100'.Southendofviaduct curvedinordertoalignapproachwithhillside.Viaductmeasures1800'(549m)inall.

SiteNumber 66 SiteName Leonach(SaddleQuern) TypeofSite SaddleQuern NMRSNumber NH74SE22 HERNumber Status None Easting 275300 Northing 844900 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland

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Description IncludedinthecopingofthedryͲstonedykeonthewestsideofaminorroadispartofsaddle quern(reportedin1985).

SiteNumber 67 SiteName Leanach(CupMarkedStone) TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74NE6 HERNumber Status None Easting 275220 Northing 845030 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Notraceofthisstonecannowbefoundandlocalenquiriesgainednoknowledgeofthestone butitwasascertainedthatthedykeinwhichitwasreportedtohavebeenlocatedhadbeen rebuiltonseveraloccasions(InformationfromMrMunro,Leanach).InInvernessMuseum thereisacupͲmarkedstonewith12cupswhichconformsgenerallytothemeasurementgiven byJolly(1882).ItislistedintheMuseumasbeing"fromClava"andwaspresentedbyMrJolly. Itispossiblethatthisisthestoneinquestion(reportedin1962).

SiteNumber 68 SiteName Leanach TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74NE70 HERNumber MHG26211 Status None Easting 275080 Northing 845090 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Afarmsteadcomprisingoneunroofedandfourroofedbuildingsisdepictedonthe1stedition oftheOS6Ͳinchmap(Nairnshire1871Ͳ4Ͳ6,sheetvi).Fiveroofedbuildings,twoofwhichhave anattachedenclosure,areshownonthecurrenteditionoftheOS1:10000map

SiteNumber 69 SiteName Cumberland'sStone TypeofSite Stone NMRSNumber NH74NW17.01 HERNumber

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Status None Easting 274970 Northing 845260 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Accordingtolocaltradition,theCumberlandStone,nearCullodenMoor,marksthespotwhere onthemorningofthebattlethe"ButcherDuke"tookbreakfast.Thehugeconglomerate servedthepurposeofhistable,andlaterinthedaywasusedbyhimasacoignofvantageto surveythefield.Itmeasures53feet6inchesincircumferenceandis5feet3inchesinheight. OnthetopoftheCumberlandStoneistheinscription'PositionoftheDukeofCumberland duringtheBattleofCulloden'.Itwasremovedfromlistofscheduledancientmonuments, formernumber965.

SiteNumber 70 SiteName LeanachAirfield TypeofSite Airfield(20thcentury) NMRSNumber NH74NE58 HERNumber MHG19531 Status None Easting 275520 Northing 845520 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description TheemergencylandinggroundisvisibleonRAFverticalairphotographs(106G/Scot/UK169, 2011Ͳ2012,flown26August1946),infieldsbetweenwhatisnowNewlandsofCullodenand Leanach.Theairphotographsshowthatthefieldboundarieshadbeenremovedwithinthis areaandaccordingtothecurrentOSdigital1:2500scalemaphavenowbeenreplaced. BuildingspossiblyconnectedwiththelandinggroundarenotedatNH7565545106;andat whatisnowtheCullodenMoorHotelNH7491245215,severalhutsarevisiblearoundaaflat roofedbuilding.

SiteNumber 71 SiteName Culloden(Cropmark) TypeofSite Cropmark NMRSNumber NH74NE38 HERNumber MHG2924 Status None Easting 275800 Northing 845500 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformationonthissiteintheNMRS.

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SiteNumber 72 SiteName CullodenMoorStationSignalBox TypeofSite SignalBox NMRSNumber NH74NE41.01 HERNumber Status None Easting 276250 Northing 845590 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformationaboutthissiteintheNMRS.

SiteNumber 73 SiteName CullodenMoorStation TypeofSite RailwayStation NMRSNumber NH74NE41 HERNumber MHG2920 Status None Easting 276230 Northing 845680 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description ThisintermediatestationontheInvernessͲAviemore('direct')mainlineoftheformerHighland Rlywasopenedon1November1898;itwasgroupedintotheLondon,MidlandandScottish Rly.in1923andclosedtoregularpassengertrafficon3May1965.Thelineitselfremainsin regularusebypassengertraffic.

SiteNumber 74 SiteName MidFeabuie TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74NE69 HERNumber MHG26210 Status None Easting 275100 Northing 846260 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland

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Description Afarmsteadcomprisingoneunroofed,onepartiallyroofedandoneroofedbuilding,andtwo enclosuresisdepictedonthe1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(Nairnshire1871Ͳ4Ͳ6,sheetvi). Fiveroofedbuildings,oneofwhichhasanattachedenclosure,areshownonthecurrent editionoftheOS1:10000map(1994).

SiteNumber 75 SiteName Braehill TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber NH74NW108 HERNumber MHG25836 Status None Easting 274670 Northing 846030 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Afarmsteadcomprisingoneunroofed,tworoofedbuildingsandanenclosureisdepictedon the1steditionoftheOS6Ͳinchmap(Nairnshire1871Ͳ4Ͳ6,sheetvi).Tworoofedbuildings,one ofwhichformsthreesidesroundacourtyard,andtwoenclosuresareshownonthecurrent editionoftheOS1:10000map(1982).

SiteNumber 76 SiteName Culchunaig(CupͲMarkedStone) TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG25016 Status None Easting 274330 Northing 844190 Parish DaviotandDunlighity Council Highland Description CupmarkedstonelocatedbyJohnChristison,onMonday17thJanuary2000.Stoneislocated withinanolddykewhichisveryrundown.Allthatisleftofthedykearethelargestones. Findersuspectsthatthedykemayhavebeenbuiltwithstonetakenfromthenearby chamberedcairn,NH74SW0007.Cupmarkedstoneisapproximately150mattheeastofthe cairnͲ270degrees,andliesbesidethestream.Itisthecornerstoneoftheolddyke,which appearsclearlyon1967Apsoftheareaandisonthe1steditionOSmapasaroughground shapeandpossiblyonRoysmilitarymapThestoneliesatabout52degreesfromthe horizontalandthecupisonthesouthcornerofthestone.Stoneis1.53high,37cmwideand 42cmsbroad.Weatherconditionsbrightandsunny.Thestonealsohasa'T'shapednotch besidethecupmarksandhascrosshatchontheuppersurface.Thesemarksarecommonon stinesinthevacinity.RedSandstone,broken.

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SiteNumber 77 SiteName Culchunaig(CarvedStone) TypeofSite CarvedStone NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG29461 Status None Easting 274390 Northing 844160 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description ScoresonstoneinsamedykeasSMRNH74SW0062.Commononlargestonesalloverthesite, mayjustbemarksleftbymachineryusedintheirremovalfromthefields.FieldSurveybyJ Christison,19/01/00.

SiteNumber 78 SiteName CanistershotͲKing'sStables TypeofSite Event(Findspot) NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG56008 Status None Easting 273370 Northing 845000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description ApieceofcanistershotwasrecoveredbyametaldetectoristnearKing'sStableswithinthe registeredboundaryoftheCullodenBattlefield.ThefindhasbeenclaimedasTreasureTrove.

SiteNumber 79 SiteName CullodenWood(HutCircle) TypeofSite HutCircle NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG29447 Status None Easting 272310 Northing 845500 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description ThestructureislocatedinacommercialplantationofDouglasFirtreesplantedin1944.AhutͲ circlewasdiscoveredandreportedbyJ.Christison.ThehutͲcirclesurvivestoaheightof1mat theNend,0.3mintheEand0.5intheW.ItissubͲcircular,withanexternaldiameterof15m

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(EtoW),and16.5mexternallyNtoS.Itis9minternally,bothNͲSandEͲW.Itissituatedon ForestEnterpriseland.

Thesiteisingoodcondition,stable,intactandquitewellpreservedanddoesnotseemtobe underimmediatethreat,thoughthereissomeerosion,recentdiggingandtheriskofdamage fromtreeroots.

Twopitsareassociatedwiththesite,thefirstisinthecentreofthestructuretotheNedge, andis1mindiam.And0.4mdeep.TheotherpitisontheoutsideoftheridgetotheSW,is 4.5mindiam.Andabout0.8mdeep.AlsoapossibleclearancecairnnearthehutͲcircle.

Thisreportwascompiledin2001.

SiteNumber 80 SiteName CullodenAircraftCrashSite TypeofSite AircraftCrashSite NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG30847 Status None Easting 273000 Northing 846000 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AShackletonaircraftcrashedonJan.10th,1964.Uncontrollableenginefire,forcedlanding. SerialNo.XF710.Sqd.120.GeneralGridRef.Exactlocationneedstobeconfimed,however.

SiteNumber 81 SiteName TreetonFarmCroftHouse TypeofSite CroftHouse NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG53993 Status None Easting 274160 Northing 845640 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description Acrofthouse,totheNofmodernTreetonFarm,isshownonthe1steditionOrdnanceSurvey map.Itsurvivesinabandonedcondition,withintheConservationAreaatCulloden.

SiteNumber 82 SiteName CulchunaigDyke

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TypeofSite Dyke NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG29460 Status None Easting 274340 Northing 844200 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Thefootingsofanolddyke,onlythelargeststonesareleft.Clearonaerialphotoandonboth Roy'sandOS1869/70maps.NotoncurrentOSmap.Cupmarksononestoneatcornerof dyke,toprightofstone.FieldSurveybyJ.Christison,19/01/00.

SiteNumber 83 SiteName Cranmore TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG52950 Status None Easting 273244 Northing 843395 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description The1steditionOrdnanceSurveymapc,1871depictsafarmsteadarrangedaroundallfour sidesofasquarecourtyard.Theeasternrangeseemstohavebeendemolishedatsometime inthelater20thcentury.

SiteNumber 84 SiteName CullodenBattlefieldPostͲMedievalFinds TypeofSite Event(Findspot) NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG56004 Status None Easting 272720 Northing 844670 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AsmallquantityofmetalobjectswererecoveredduringametaldetectorsurveybyWest CoastArchaeologicalServicesonthewestsideoftheCullodenBattlefieldin2013priorto footpathconstruction.FortyͲtwoobjectswererecovered,includingtwocopperalloybuttons, onecopperalloybuckle,aleadorpewterobjectandmiscellaneousironobjects.Thebuckle wasapotentiallyinterestingartefactwhichmaybecontemporarywiththemidͲ18thcentury

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BattleofCulloden.Theleadorpewterobject(FindNo.32)mayalsobeofinterest,asit appearedthatitmayhavebeenanobjectdeformedthroughheat.

SiteNumber 85 SiteName CullodenWood,LordPresident'sSeat TypeofSite Event(Findspot) NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG30100 Status None Easting 272160 Northing 845570 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AfindspotisrecordedintheHERinthislocation,whuichtheyhaveassignedapostͲmedieval datetoo,althoughitisdescribedasan'unidentifiedobject'.

SiteNumber 86 SiteName CullodenBattlefieldDyke TypeofSite Dyke NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG55843 Status None Easting 272910 Northing 845030 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description Evidencefortheremainsofafieldwallordyke,potentiallypartofanenclosureassociated withtheCullodenbattlefield,wasseenin2005.Itwasnotedthatmostoftheoiginalwalls seemedtohavebeengrubbedoutentirelyandperhapsreplacedbyditches.Theveryheavily denudedtracesofanearlierwalllinewereobservedjusttotheeastofthecurrentfenceline runningataslightangletothefenceline.Itwasthoughttobepartofthewesternlimitofthe CullodenParksenclosure.

SiteNumber 87 SiteName CullodenBattlefieldEnclosureandBoundaryBank TypeofSite Enclosure NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG14723 Status None

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Easting 274197 Northing 844761 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description AdeskͲbasedassessment,includingamapregressionexercise,wascarriedoutbyKAitchision fortheNTSin1994inanattempttolocatethepositionofseveralturfdykeswhichwere knowntohavebeenimportantduringthebattleofCulloden.Unfortunatelytheexactlocation ofthedykesandotherstructurescouldnotbepinpointedowingtotheinaccuracyoftheC18 mapping.

TheNTShaveworkedsteadilyontherestorationofCullodenbattlefieldtowardshowitwould havelookedatthetimeofthebattle.Afterananalysisofcontemporaryplansofthe battlefield,anattemptwasmadetolocateasmallpolygonalenclosureinwhichtheEnglish deadaresaidtohavebeenburied,andtoassesswhetheranyofsurvivingenclosurescould datefromtimeofthebattle.Allofthecurrentdrystoneenclosuresseemtodatefromaround 1845,buttosomeextentfollowtheapproximatelinesofthelargerenclosureshownonplans of1746.Asanticipated,notraceoftheturfdykecouldbefound.However,ageophysical surveyofthefieldisnowplanned,inthehopeoflocatingtheEnglishgravesandfromthere surmisingthepositionoftheturfdyke:thepolygonalparishboundary,whichseemstomimic thedyke,shouldprovidesupportingevidenceifthegeophysicalsurveyissuccessful.

NH745450andNH740448Resistanceandgradiometersurveyswereconductedontwo discreteareasofthebattlefieldatCullodenbyCFA(Edinburgh)in1995:theareaaroundOld LeanachandanareaintheextremewestoflandownedbyNTS.Theprojecthadthreemain aims:toestablishthepresenceofremainsofotherstructuresaroundtheextantbuildingat OldLeanach;tolocatetheremains,ifany,ofapentangularturfͲbuiltenclosureatthewestof thebattlefield;andtoidentifythepositionofthereputed'graveoftheEnglishdead'.The surveyaroundOldLeanachsuccessfullyidentifiedtworegionsofhighresistanceofsimilar surfaceareatotheextantbuildingwhichprobablyreflectthefootingsofassociatedbuildings. Thelargersurveytothewestidentifiednothingofanygreatantiquity,saveforaveryfaint anomalynotedonthegradiometersurvey.Thisanomalyhadamagnitudelittlegreaterthan thebackground,andwouldbeverydifficulttoviewassignificant,ifitwerenotalignedona similarorientationtothecartographicevidencefortheturfdyke.

SiteNumber 88 SiteName CullodenMoorPossiblePrehistoricOccupation TypeofSite OccupationSite NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG55841 Status None Easting 274331 Northing 844906 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description PossibleevidenceforprehistoricoccupationonthesiteoftheCullodenbattlefieldwereseen inresistivityandmagnetometrysurveyscarriedoutbyGUARDin2005.Theanomalies consistedofaseriesoffaintcurvilinearfeatures,themainonespossiblyrepresentingahut circlewithinanovalenclosure.

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SiteNumber 89 SiteName CullodenBattlefieldPossibleBuildingRemains TypeofSite PossibleBuildingRemains NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG55842 Status None Easting 274463 Northing 844995 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description PossibleevidenceforbuildingremainsonthesiteoftheCullodenbattlefieldwereseenin trenchesexcavatedneartheOldLeanachCottagebyGUARDin2005.Theexcavationwasan attempttoinvestigategeophysicalanomaliesobservedduringasurveyin2001.Despitethe limitedsizeofthetrenchestheremainsencounteredprovidedevidenceforafoundationslot andapossibletrunctedposthole.Itwasconsideredthattheesmaybeinkeepingwiththe constructionofaturfͲbuiltbuilding,whichwouldtallywithdescriptionsofabuildingonthe siteintheC19,butwhichwouldbeatoddswiththeconstructionofthecurrentOldLeanach Cottageonthesite.

SiteNumber 90 SiteName CullodenBattlefieldChest TypeofSite Event(Findspot) NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG31208 Status None Easting 274300 Northing 844990 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description HERrecords:'ReportofametalchestbeingfoundonCullodenbattlefieldbyMDU'.

SiteNumber 91 SiteName ClavaCairns TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE47 HERNumber MHG2999 Status None Easting 276000 Northing 844000 Parish CroyandDalcross

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Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformationaboutthissiteintheNMRS.However,theHERremarks:

Thereisasmallstonewithasmallcup,onthenorthsideofthedike,ontherighthand,facing thefieldthereontheroadbetweenthefarmofClavaandWelltown. WJolly1882.

ThiscupͲmarkedstonewasnotlocatedduringfieldperambulation.InInvernessMuseumare threecupͲmarkedstones"fromClava"presentedbyMrJollybutwhetheranyofthesestones canbesaidtobeoneabove,isdoubtful. VisitedbyOS(WDJ)26April1962.

SiteNumber 92 SiteName ClavaCairns TypeofSite CupͲMarkedStone NMRSNumber NH74SE47 HERNumber None Status None Easting 276000 Northing 844000 Parish CroyandDulcross Council Highland Description ThereisnoinformtaionaboutthisfeatureiuntheNMRS,andtheredoesn'tappeartobea HERentryforit,althoughcouldbethesameasSiteNo91,orastoneverysimilartoitina nearbylocation.

SiteNumber 93 SiteName DaltullichBothy TypeofSite Bothy NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG56533 Status None Easting 274980 Northing 843130 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description PostͲmedievalbothy(probablyC18ͲC19)atEasterDaltullich.ShownonOS1stͲ2ndedition mapstohavebeenpartofalargerbuilding,theruinsofwhicharestillextant.

SiteNumber 94 SiteName EasterDaltullichSteading

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TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber MHG56522 Status None Easting 275040 Northing 843130 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AphotographicsurveyofthebuildingwascarriedoutinAprilof2011,asaconditionofa planningapplicationforthepartialconversionofthesteadingtocreateasinglestorey dwelling.

SiteNumber 95 SiteName MainsofNairnside TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 273781 Northing 843184 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AfarmsteadisrecordedintheFirstEditionca.1871Ͳ80OSmaptotheeastofCranmore Steading(SiteNo83).ItisdepictedasacoutyardsteadingwithacentralbarnandanoffͲset barnalmostenclodingthecourtyardtothesouthͲeast.

Today,amodernshedisdepictedonthesite,althoughtherelooksasthoughtheremaybe someoftheolderwallsoftheearliersteaidngarestillinplace.

SiteNumber 96 SiteName Blackpark TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 272563 Northing 844884 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description AcourtyardedsteadingcalledBlackparkisdepictedontheFirstEditionOSmapca.1871Ͳ 1880.Todaythesitehasbeendeveloped,withnewhousestothewestoftheformerfarm,

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andthefarmitselfhasnowbeenenclosed.Itisunknownwhetheranyoftheearlerbuildings havesurvived.

SiteNumber 97 SiteName LeanachQuarry TypeofSite Quarry NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 274747 Northing 844556 Parish DaviotandDunlichity Council Highland Description AquarryisdepictedontheSecondEditionOSmapca.1903withawindpumpandsome ancillarybuildingstothenorth.

SiteNumber 98 SiteName LeonachFarm TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 277579 Northing 844923 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AlargerangeoffarmbuildingsannotatedasUrchalisdepictedontheFirstEdition1871OS map(NairnshireSheet6).Althoughmodernised,theshellloftheformerstoneͲbuiltbarnsare thoughttobestilllporesentonthesite.ThebarnsoriginallyconsistedoffivelinearnorthͲ west/soutjͲeastrangesjoinedtothenorthͲwestsidebyalongbarn,withanotherseparate linearbarntothesouthͲeast.AsluiceandwellarealsodepictedtothenorthͲwestsideofthe barns.ItislocatedtothesouthͲeastofanotherfarmͲalsocalledUrchalͲwhichconsistofthe presentmainLeonachFarm,SiteNo68.

SiteNumber 99 SiteName Feabuie TypeofSite Farmstead;Croft NMRSNumber None HERNumber None

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Status None Easting 275410 Northing 846540 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description Afarmesteadorcroftisdepictedonthe1871OSmap(NairnshireSheet6)aspartofaseries ofcroftswhichextendfurthertothenorthͲeastandhavenowbeendossectedbytherailway line.Thissiteiscurrentlyimmediatelytothesouthofthepresentrailwaylineandtodayisa domesticdwelling,althoughitisunsurehowmuchoftheoriginalhousedepictedinthe1871 mapstillsurvives.

SiteNos74&75tothesouthͲwestformthecontinuationsofthesefarmsteads/croftstothe southͲwest,whichpossiblyalsoincludesSiteNo81ͲTrettonFarm.

SiteNumber 100 SiteName Ladywell TypeofSite Farmstead NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 273309 Northing 845437 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AlinearbarnisdepictedontheFirstEditionOSmapof1874(InvernessͲShireSheet12)tothe northoftheKing'sStablesbuildings(SiteNo19).ItisasimplenorthͲeast/southͲwestbarn withasmallprojectiontothenorthofthenorthͲwestside.Itisnowaruin,possiblyonlythe foundationsremaining.Awellisalsoannotatedtothesouthofthebarninthe1874map.

SiteNumber 101 SiteName StableHollow TypeofSite Farmstead;Barn;House NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 273497 Northing 845079 Parish InvernessandBona Council Highland Description AsinglebarnisdepictedontheFirstEditionOSmapof1874totheimmediatenorthͲeastof theKing'sStabelsbuildings(SiteNo19).ItisdepictedasasinglenorthͲeast/wouthͲwestbarn withanencliosuretoitsnorthͲwest,andasmallerenclosuretoitssouthͲeast.Today,itlooks

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asthoughithasbeenconvertedintoadomestcdwelling,althoughitisunknownwhetherit wasdemolishedorinfactconverted.Thealignmentofthebuildingisthesameasinthe1874 plan,however.

SiteNumber 102 SiteName NairnsideHouse TypeofSite CountryHouse NMRSNumber None HERNumber None Status None Easting 274005 Northing 842958 Parish CroyandDalcross Council Highland Description AlargecountryhouseisdepictedtothewestoftheRiverNairnontheFirstEditionOSof 1874,situatedwithintheDaltuichWood,withtheRiverNairntoitssouthͲeast.ItisanLͲ shapedbuildingwithalargernorthͲwestendtothenorthͲeastwingandhasanothersmaller buildingtoitsnorthͲeast.Thereisalsoasmallkennelsdepictedtothenorthofthehouse.The houseisapproachedfromthewest.AsmallertwoͲbaybarnisalsodepictedtothenorthͲeast ofthewoods,althoughitisunknownwhetherthiswaspartofthehouseornot.

Unfortunately,googlesatellitemapping(ca.2008)depictsthehouseasbeingunroofedand possiblyintheprocessofbeingdemolished.However,itmayalsobetheNairnsideHousethat wasputupforsalerecentlyandmayhavethereforebeenconverted/renovated.

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