MHG19669 - Sackville House

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOUSE (Undated)

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Full Description

ND26SE 19 255 613

House (ND 2558 6128), 'Sackville House'. The remains of a great house which was destroyed by fire c100 years ago and with only the 'back parts surviving. Inspection of the offices and servants' quarters indicates a date of construction of c1840-60.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Two farmsteads are depicted on first edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xiii) on site of what is now Sackville House and grounds. To N (at ND 256 615) farmstead named Bridge of Hastigrow comprises three roofed buildings, and other is to NE (at ND 257 613) and comprises two roofed buildings. Neither of these is shown on current edition of OS 1:10,560 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 5 March 1996

East Caithness Local Plan, May 1987: P100/5.14. Amenity Woodland.
POLICY - The Council will encourage maintenance of areas of woodland important to amentiy.
J Aitken : 23/05/01.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 2549 6130 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND26SE
Civil Parish BOWER
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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