MHG22280 - Stromemore

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Type and Period (5)

  • TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HEAD DYKE (Undated)
  • SCHOOL (Undated)
  • INN (Undated)
  • SHEEP FOLD (Undated)

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Full Description

The core area of the village arounf road is still populated and buildings upgraded to good standard. Outliers in ruins on road to Lochcarron, did not check higher areas away from road - HAW 2/2004

NG83NE 9 centred on 864 359
see also: Strome Castle: NG83NE 1: 8623 3542
A township comprising 38 roofed buildings, which include Strome Inn and a school, fifteen unroofed buildings, eight enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1880, sheet cxvii). Whithin this township is a farmstead comprising two roofed buildings and an enclosure. Twenty-two roofed buildings, twenty-three unroofed buildings, eleven enclosures, some sheep pens and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 May 1996

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 8640 3590 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG83NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish LOCHCARRON

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