MHG1294 - Township - Tormsdale
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'Tomnadale'; c.5 buildings shown
W Roy 1747-55.
144 499: Tormsdale (OS 6" map, 1963): a mortared farmhouse ruin of presumed 19th century date with associated footings and enclosures, some of which appear to pre-date the farmhouse.
Visited by OS 16 March 1982.
A township comprising three roofed buildings, one of which is a long building, six unroofed buildings, three of which are long buildings, two enclosures, a sheepfold and some field walls are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxii). Eight unroofed buildings and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 November 1995
Visited during a walkover survey by J Hooper in 2001. Roy's map shows a single cluster of around five buildings, surrounded by rig and furrow. Reid's plan of 1801 shows two distinct groups of buildings. The northern one comprises three buildings, one of which is attached to a square enclosure. The southern one has four buildings, two of which form two sides of an enclosure. In the Name Book (Book 15,33), the remains at Tormsdale are described as a shepherd's house and a farmsteading; this would seem to equate quite well with the northern and southern clusters respectively. The three separate elements of this 'township' shown on modern Ordnance Survey maps, were recorded during walkover survey. <1> <2> <3>
There are also at least two additional buildings, not seen by Harden, to the immediate northwest of the northern cluster at NGR 314279 950202. These are visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2003-4 (published as part of the 'MillenniumMap AP dataset). Neither of these is shown on any historic OS mapping. Unfortunately the southern end of the northern of the two may have been damaged by an access track which had been constructed/excavated by 2009 (judging by vertical APs taken that year). <4> <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SHG2745 Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 37/2.
- <2> SHG3345 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. 15, 33.
- <3> SHG21392 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Hooper, J.. 02/2001. Achkeepster, Caithness, Location of Proposed Windfarm: An Archaeological Assessment. Janet Hooper. 27/03/2001. Paper and Digital. Sites 003, 004, 006.
- <4> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
- <5> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1428 5014 (536m by 812m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SW |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8250 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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