MHG20002 - Heatherdeep

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Type and Period (1)

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

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Full Description

ND25NE 22 269 565

Longhouse farm (ND 2697 5651), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 17.4 x 5m. Rectangular tripartite structure, either end containing a fireplace. Orientation E-W.
B: Longhouse. Dimensions: 10.5 x 4.3m. Rectangular structure associated with a horse walk 7.8m in diameter containing machinery, 1.5m N of A. Orientation N-S.
C: Outhouse. Dimensions: 4.6 x 4.15m. Rectangular open ended structure, the open end facing and adjacent to the NW sector of the horse walk. Orientation E-W.
D: Longhouse. Dimensions: 12.05 x 4.35m. Rectangular structure subdivided by walls formed of upright slabs and byre slots lying 3m E of B. An annexe formed of uprights is attached to E end. Orientation E-W.
E: Outhouse. Dimensions: 4.25 x 3.5m. Rectangular structure containing four slab ledges 0.05m wide 1m above floor level. it lies 7m W of A. Orientation E-W.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Three roofed buildings are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xix). Two roofed and one partially roofed building are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 27 March 1996

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 2689 5650 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND25NE
Civil Parish WATTEN
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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