MHG34882 - Farmstead - Aberscross Hill

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FARMSTEAD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1701 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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A farmstead, comprising a rectangular building and a small corn-drying kiln both set within a roughly rectangular enclosure measuring 120m by c.50m, was noted by J Wordsworth during a pre-afforestation survey. The building measures 17m by 4m. The ground to the N of the building has traces of rig but the formerly cultivated ground to the S does does not have any rig visible. <1>

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<1> SHG21085 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. & Kendrick, J.. 1997. An Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Woodland Grant Scheme at Morvich, Sutherland. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 02/06/1997. Paper and Digital. 7/6.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 7705 0089 (167m by 160m)
Map sheet	NC70SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	ROGART

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/142957 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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