Raitt's Cave
Raitts Cave (also Lynchat; or Scottish Gaelic An Uaimh Mhor - German "the great cave" ) is one of the basement in Scotland . It is located northeast of Kingussie , close to the A9 (street) in the Highlands in Scotland . In the case of basements , a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements.
This horseshoe-shaped structure, typical of Scottish basements, dates from the late Iron Age (100 to 400 AD). Its massive, slightly inwardly inclined walls made of dry masonry , with a protruding upper layer, create an unusually high underground space, which is largely covered by long narrow panels. When the basement was excavated in 1835, the excavator heard of local legends that the tunnel was built by members of Clan MacNiven, who tried to hide here from their pursuers from Clan Macpherson . The only significant surviving find was a lock of unusual shape that was almost destroyed by rust.
Nearby is the Pictish symbol stone of Dunachton .
literature
- Olivia Lelong: Excavations at the deserted settlement of Easter Raitts, Badenoch. 1997-1999.
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Coordinates: 57 ° 5 '31.6 " N , 4 ° 1' 13.7" W.