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MHG62499 - Building - Arboll Links

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Ruined building at Arboll Links

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Situated immediately S of the large coastal sand dunes on Ardboll links are the remains of at least 9 buildings and associated enclosures. The buildings appear to have been of dry-stone construction although they have been reduced to their footings and covered with blown sand and turf. They are all rectangular, 3m wide but vary in length from S to 13m. Running E around the S side of the settlement is a substantial bank 5m wide at its base and 1m high. There are traces of field work to the S of the bank. A track can be traced along the N edge of the settlement. RCAHMS 1979, visited by RCAHMS (PC) 1977.

A survey of the Arboll Links Township, Easter Ross was carried out by members of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) in January 2017. The township (see MHG8523) comprises the remains of 9 (possibly 11) buildings, up to 12 enclosures, several midden pits and a possible kiln.

Site 19B; Building. A rectangular building aligned WNW, the western of two buildings on the same alignment. The building measures 10 to 11m [one wall 10m the other11] x 4m internally and has 2 compartments; a low bank separates off a compartment of 1m x 3m at the west end. The footings of the building are of turf and stone upstanding to 0.2m, although the east end wall is not apparent. The two buildings are 4m apart and to the north there is a midden pit possibly associated. A small enclosure (20) to the north of 19B may is also probably associated. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8833 8283 (14m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH88SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	TARBAT

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