MHG8905 - Farmstead - Strath Sgitheach
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- FARMSTEAD (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH56SW 32 527 636
The rectangular enclosure at NH 5274 6366 which is part of a pre-improvement settlement, rest of which lies outside the proposed plantation to N. All the walls of the settlement are completely turf covered spreads of stone which vary between 1 and 2m wide. The settlement consists of a house 18 by 5m, with an attached yard to N. The enclosure runs down the hill to the south and is c. 20 by 20m.
Visited June 1989.
Info from S T Driscoll and S M Foster (Mss, 6, No. 5.1.) 1989.
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5274 6366 (41m by 39m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | DINGWALL |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12944 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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