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MHG24389 - Sheep park, Corry Bridge

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A sheep park which is likely to have been constructed c.1833.

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NH19SW 21 146 928

A farmstead comprising one roofed and one unroofed building of two compartments, an enclosure and a sheepfold is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xxii). One unroofed building, an enclosure and a sheepfold are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1985).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 February 1996

A sub-square sheep park enclosed by drystone dykes in excellent condition and demonstrating a local style with smaller stones used on the lower courses and large capstones (Photos 29-34). In the south corner the remains of a rectangular 19th century house is incorporated into a sheep fank. This is recorded on the 1849 Admiralty chart and is likely to have been constructed when Walter Mundell took on the sheep farming tenancy around 1833. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 14540 92943 (162m by 135m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH19SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	LOCHBROOM

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