MHG63343 - Abandoned farmstead - Toftingall, Caithness
Summary
An abandoned farmstead at Toftingall, Caithness.
Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1701 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An abandoned farmstead at Toftingall, Caithness. It is shown on the OS 1st Edition 1:2500 map as a single long building with an attached small enclosure. The remains are still partly upstanding and visible in vertical aerial photography. <1> <2>
A DBA and walkover survey was carried out by RPS Consultants in July 2006 in advance of a proposed wind farm development near Spittal, Caithness.
An extended unroofed longhouse croft in 3 sections, with the domestic occupying the northern 2 portions. Overall length is c.20m with partial gables surviving and sash & case window frames evident in 2 window openings. Southern third appeared to have been added later. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23773 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-3. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Caithness (surveyed 1870-72). Digital.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
- <3> SHG24717 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: RPS. 2007. Spittal Hill Wind Farm: Environmental Statement: Cultural Heritage chapter. RPS. Digital. Site 5.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1821 5492 (43m by 43m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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