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MHG11267 - Township - Bad A' Chrasgaidh

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NC70SE 2 756 017.

Centred NC 756 017 The footings or remains of at least eighteen dwellings ranging from 9m by 3m to 24m by 4.5m and from 0.4m to 1.2m in height, together with numerous associated enclosures.
Visited by OS (R D L) 15 April 1964.

A township, comprising thirty-one unroofed structures, of which sixteen are enclosures and fifteen are unroofed buildings, is depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1970). Nothing is shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet civ).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 21 November 1995.

A DBA and walkover survey was carried out by Wordsworth Archaeological Services in 1997 advance of a proposed woodland grant scheme at Morvich, Sutherland.

1/14; This rectangular structure on the S side of the burn and N of the track forms an isolated element of the settlement at Site 1/16. Its function is not known.
1/15; A substantial corn-drying kiln, not shown on the 1:2,500 map lies to the E of the path and the main settlement at Site 1/16. This is a well preserved feature.
1/16; The footings of at least 6 rectangular buildings and their associated enclosures survive here. They form part of a small post-medieval farm complex in fairly good preservation, apart from rabbit damage. Stone clearance lines to the W mark the area of former fields.
1/17; An irregular enclosure some 9m in diameter is based on substantial upright boulders and is similar to the ?earlier enclosures at Sites 1/11 & the earlier version of 1/19. It sites on a slight knoll and may well be based on an earlier site. A dyke runs between Sites 1/17 & 1/18 S to the main complex at Site 1/16.
1/18; An irregular enclosure some 9m in diameter is based on substantial upright boulders and is similar to the ?earlier enclosures at Sites 1/11 & the earlier version of 1/19. It sites on a slight knoll and may well be based on an earlier site. A dyke runs between Sites 1/17 & 1/18 S to the main complex at Site 1/16.
1/19; The enclosure drawn here lies on the site of an earlier one as shown. An irregular boulder links to this and then continues to the W almost to Site1/18 as drawn. The earlier enclosure may be medieval in date.
1/20; 33m to the N of the enclosure at Site 1/19 is a line of stones 4m by 1m sited on a slight hill. This might be the remains of a robbed out cairn. There are no clearance cairns in the vicinity. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 7564 0205 (1146m by 1519m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC70SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	GOLSPIE

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