MHG7164 - Balfreish

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FARMSTEAD (Undated)

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NH94SE 5 9625 4025

This complex of dry-stone buildings and enclosures represents a large farm which was roofless by 1869.
OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 1st ed. (1871), sheet xi;
RCAHMS 1978, Visited May 1978

A farmstead comprising six unroofed buildings, one of which has an attached enclosure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Nairnshire 1871-5-6, sheet xi). Four unroofed buildings and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 9 August 1996

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--- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 19, No. 147.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 9625 4025 (69m by 63m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH94SE
Civil Parish	ARDCLACH
Geographical Area	NAIRN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/15496 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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