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MHG57629 - Building/Probable Shieling, Carnoch Farmhouse

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Building/Probable Shieling at Carnoch Farmhouse

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Carnoch (Alternative name Carnoch Farmhouse)

Buildings/Probable Shielings (825 – 831) - centred on NH 24835 51187 Situated on a SSE facing slope, 400m to the NW of Carnoch Farmhouse the remains of these 7 buildings are on either side of a small stream and range over an altitude from 180m to 200m. They were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project. The line of an old road, a large enclosure and a sheepfold/sheepdip are seen just a short distance down the slope. The whole area is quite grassy but threatened with bracken.

829 Building/Probable Shieling - NH 24830 51180 The remains of a rectangular building on the west side of the small burn are barely discernable under the bracken. It appears as a platform and measures 4m x 2m. <1>

Note; Site not visible on APs (T Blackie 24/1/18)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 2482 5118 (5m by 5m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH25SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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