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Lochlait is a post-medieval settlement and associated field systems located approximately 400 metres north of the designated reference point in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site represents the remains of early modern rural settlement patterns typical of the Scottish Highlands, with evidence of organised agricultural land use characteristic of the post-medieval period. The field systems visible at the site demonstrate the framework of tenant farming and land management practices that existed in the region during this era. Such settlements and their accompanying field divisions provide important archaeological evidence for understanding rural economy, settlement hierarchy, and land tenure arrangements in post-medieval Highland Scotland.
Lochlait,settlement & field systems 400m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4608. View the official record →
Lochlait is a post-medieval settlement and associated field systems located approximately 400 metres north of the designated reference point in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4608.
Lochlait,settlement & field systems 400m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement & field systems. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lochlait,settlement & field systems 400m N of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garbeg Cottage, burial mounds 920m NNE of (5.5 km), Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m NNE of (5.8 km), Culnakirk Burn, burnt mounds 540m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (6.4 km).
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