MHG11492 - Cracknie
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- CORN DRYING KILN (Undated)
- RIG AND FURROW (Undated)
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Full Description
Cracknie (NAT)
OS 6-inch map, 1962.
A minor settlement known locally as MacLeod's Shieling. There is a footing 28m by 4m at NC 6659 5082 and near it a corn-drying kiln at NC 6660 5087; both are outside, and S of an associated bank enclosing rough ground and tenuous rig and furrow occupied by two small indistinct enclosures and one or two vague, bothy-like footings.
Visited by OS (JM) 15 July 1978.
A farmstead comprising one long building near an area of cultivation is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxvi). A two compartment building with one end missing is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 August 1995
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6660 5087 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC65SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5663 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/73813 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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