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MHG8915 - Farmstead - Heights of Brae, Fodderty

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A farmstead at Heights of Brae.

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NH56SW 23 5103 6127

This deserted farm measures 25m from SW to NE by 5m transversely and has three rooms. An enclosure is visible to the NW and a quarry to the S. RCHAMS 1979, visited September 1978.

An archaeological evaluation was conducted by Dagg. C, of an area of proposed shelter belt planting and native woodland regeneration on croft land at heights of Fodderty, Strathpeffer.

Described on the SMR as a farmstead with an enclosure to the NW and a quarry to the south. The farmstead consists of two aligned but separate buildings, the gap between the two being barely a metre. (Photo no. 8) The buildings are aligned NE-SW and measure in total 22.5m. Both have entrances to the SE, that of the SW building being set right of centre. There is an internal partition in the NW building, but the thickness of the stonework suggests that this was originally the gable end, and there is an annexe or byre filling what was once a wider gap. There is a doorway through this wall, with a set upright stone (Photo no. 9). From the NE corner a rubble dyke running NW indicates a former attached enclosure. In front of the buildings is an artificial trench, partially stone-lined, 4m wide and running almost the full length of the two buildings. Immediately south of this is a knoll, into which a small scoop has been quarried, with some reject stones abandoned within (Photo no. 10). <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5102 6127 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH56SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	FODDERTY

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