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MHG18088 - Farmstead - Grudie

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A farmstead, comprising two roofed buildings, one of which lies within an enclosure, one unroofed building and a second enclosure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map.

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This farmstead, comprising two roofed buildings, one of which lies within an enclosure, one unroofed building and a second enclosure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xiv). Two roofed buildings and similar enclosed areas are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 August 1995

A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow

At the head of the Grudie promontory is a currently-occupied cottage and outhouse shed as depicted on the current (1988) OS 1:10 000 map. Immediately SE of the house is a large wedge-shaped enclosure measuring 50 m by 38 m maximum (17 m minimum) and defined by a low turf bank. There is some evidence of earlier foundations around the south end of the roofed outhouse shed. There are also a number of large rounded boulders placed around the cottage that could relate to an earlier structural phase or to field clearance. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 3616 6317 (75m by 73m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC36SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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