MHG42446 - Farm steading, Groat's Loch

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BOUNDARY DYKE (Undated)

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Face of Loch. OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1871)

Longhouses and enclosure. R J Mercer 1985.

A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings and two enclosures, and a head-dyke are depicted on 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix). Two unroofed buildings, each of two compartments, an enclosure and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:2500 map (1996).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 21 March 1996

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--- SHG2512 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Hill, P.H.. 1985. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: Volume III: 1982-1983. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1985. Paper and Digital. 245, No. 140; figs. 79, 89..

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Grid reference	Centred ND 3129 4091 (296m by 370m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND34SW
Civil Parish	WICK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Part of: Farm steading, Groat's Loch (Monument) (MHG1948)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/8996 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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