MHG12122 - Galascaig
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC23SW 6 203 343.
NC 203 343. Burial place. (possibly meaning cairn-field), Glascaig, adjacent to settled area.
The enclosure in which this site falls is shown as arable land in 1875.
T C Welsh 1970; OS 6"map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1875)
An area of modern field clearance heaps.
Visited by OS (J M) 21 August 1974.
This farmstead comprising two roofed and one unroofed building beside a field is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xlix). Two roofed buildings and the field are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 31 August 1995
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2034 3435 (198m by 159m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC23SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4680 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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