MHG48056 - Melbourne Cottage
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- COTTAGE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
This ruined cottage is situated in a small cultivated field some 400m NE of Melbourne Cottage farmsteading (ND34SW 183). It measures 10.8m from NE to SW by 4.9m transversely overall, but only the external corners are clearly visible, and the interior has been filled with field-cleared stones. The cottage is depicted roofed on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 633)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 11 August 2004.
The site of the cottage was photographed by D. Grant in 2016 as a condition on a planning application for the erection of a new house. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 33009 44157 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/270842 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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