MHG18526 - Township, Ardroe
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC02SE 12 centred on 070 237
A township comprising seven roofed and four unroofed buildings, five enclosures, a field and several lengths of wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet lxix). Three roofed and two unroofed buildings and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 8 September 1995
Surveyed by the Assynt's Hidden Lives project in December 2009. The township comprises five buildings, one of which was a large dwelling house. A circular drystone sheep bucht was also recorded. Numerous stone dykes forming field boundaries and enclosures are visible here. Frequent clearance cairns are also visible on improved areas of associated land. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0700 2370 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC02SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/89518 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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