MHG53391 - Farmstead, Dunrobin Glen, Backies
Summary
A farmstead depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map in association with a rectilinear field system.
Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (Built, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD? to 1850 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A farmstead is depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map c.1874 consisting of a group of three roofed buildings in a triangular arrangement to the north of a small rectilinear field system. All three buildings appeared to be extant in early 2010. <1><2>
Photographs of the most easterly of the buildings were submitted to the HER in February 2010 in advance of demolition. The building was in a very poor state and comprised a single storey and attic house with adjoining byre, built of stone and harled with a slate roof. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23885 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-4. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Sutherland (surveyed 1868-73).
- <2> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital.
- <3> SHG24653 Image/Photograph(s): Mackay, K. 09/2009. Photographs of Dunrobin Glen, Backies. Colour. . Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 82349 03028 (94m by 67m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
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