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MHG19137 - The Clow

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Renumbered from ND24SW0003B
JHooper, 25/10/2002
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ND25SW 3.02 2328 5232

ND25SW 3.00 ND 2331 5245 Chapel; Well; Burial-ground

ND25SW 3.01 ND 233 524 Farmstead
Longhouse farm (ND 2330 5240), comprising;

A-D: See ND25SW 3.00 & 3.01

E: Longhouse. Dimensions: 18 x 5m. Rectangular bipartite structure, possibly with a kiln at the NW end. Orientation NW-SE.

R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

An unroofed long building of two compartments is shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii) and is similarly depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 November 1995


The first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii) does not show any trace of a mill lade, sluice or mill dam and the building may be part of the farmstead at ND25SW 3.01.
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 27 March 1996


Excavation of the settlement nearby which included a mill, showed it to be 18th and 19th century.
E Talbot 1977; Information from Ts of E Talbot's excavation report.
ND25SW 3.02 2328 5232

ND25SW 3.00 ND 2331 5245 Chapel; Well; Burial-ground
ND25SW 3.01 ND 233 524 Farmstead

Longhouse farm (ND 2330 5240), comprising;
A-D: See ND25SW 3.00 & 3.01
E: Longhouse. Dimensions: 18 x 5m. Rectangular bipartite structure, possibly with a kiln at the NW end. Orientation NW-SE.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

An unroofed long building of two compartments is shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii) and is similarly depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 November 1995

The first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii) does not show any trace of a mill lade, sluice or mill dam and the building may be part of the farmstead at ND25SW 3.01.
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 27 March 1996

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2327 5232 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND25SW
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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