MHG44213 - Modern sheepfold - Ceann-Loch-Lagain
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHEEP FOLD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH69NE 21 665 954.
Rectangular building foundations, enclosures, fields, sheepfold, bothy, and head dykes: noted during pre-afforestation survey.
D Ross 1983.
There are at least three rectangular building foundations as well as enclosures and fields and a modern sheepfold. A bothy lies 100m to WNW and there are extensive lengths of head dykes on the N and E.
Information from D W Ross, S E Finlay and P Ashmore 1983, 6 (see archive, MS/578/1)
A farmstead, comprising one roofed and two unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879-81, cviii). One roofed building, three unroofed structures, two of which are buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 22 November 1995.
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG105 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, D. 1983. 'Achormlaire Hill (Creich and Dornoch p) survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1983, p.15-16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 15-16. 15.
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6656 9547 (17m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13931 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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