MHG27531 - West Dunnet

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LONGHOUSE (Undated)

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User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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ND27SW 53 2124 7209

A long-house, 22m NW-SE by 6m by 4m high, with internal divisions. An enclosure, one side of which is 108m long, is attached. (The building and part of the enclosure are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, (Caithness, 1872), sheet 6 as roofed with a second small roofed building immediately to the S, and on the latest edition of the OS1:10000 map (1976). (information from RCAHMS [DE], June 1997)
R J Mercer 1981

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--- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 107, No. 5.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2124 7209 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND27SW
Civil Parish	DUNNET
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Parent of: West Dunnet (Monument) (MHG42602)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/118840 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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