MHG48078 - Gansclet
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Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/11/2005)
ND34SW 211 33499 44536
This quarry, which is situated about 210m SE of Thrumster Church, is very heavily overgrown with rank gorse and its exact dimensions could not be recorded on the date of visit. The SE end of the quarry is depicted on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix), but this part has been filled in and is now crossed by the access track to Gansclett farmsteading (ND 3361 4439). The NW end, which is still open, measures about 17m across and represents an extension excavated sometime after 1905. Nothing is now visible of the rectangular enclosure (ND34SW 438) that stood immediately SE of the quarry and is depicted on the 1st edition of the map.
(YARROWS04 662)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 33499 44535 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/270883 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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