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MHG25502 - Farmstead - Allt a' Chlachain

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Building and enclosure, situated on a gentle west-facing slope.

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A farmstead, comprising a building and enclosure, situated on a gentle west-facing slope to the east of the B 9176, was recorded during a pre-afforestation survey at The Struie by J Wordsworth. The building, possibly a byre-dwelling, measures 13m from ENE to WSW by 4.5m with stone footings surviving to 0.5m in height. The entrance lies in the centre of the south wall and there is probably a drain running out of the ENE end wall. An area of field clearance lies to the SE whilst about 16m to the WSW of the building there is a substantial ditch, capped with a turf bank running from NE to SW. This ditch bounds a rectangular enclosure situated about 50m from the road. Almost completely buried in bracken, this enclosure measures 20m by 12m with 0.4m high walls. Further features extending to the SE towards an enclosure (NH68SE 37) may also be obscured by the bracken. None of these features are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xl). <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6609 8360 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH68SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	EDDERTON

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