MHG9461 - Braesgill township
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (3)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIG AND FURROW (Undated)
- HEAD DYKE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC45NE 24 Centred on 475 570
Group of buildings named Bracaiskill. W Roy 1747-55.
Braesgill. OS 6-inch map, 1961.
A minor deserted settlement with head dyke, extending across a main road. It is mainly denoted by rig-and-furrow cultivation and heaps of cleared stones.
There are amorphous ruins of a single, probably contemporary enclosure (see NC45NE 5).
Buildings which existed are presumed to be robbed to build a later walled enclosure and sheepfold.
Visited by OS (NKB) 5 October 1978.
This possible township comprising 1 enclosure and a sheepfold are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxiv). The township containing an enclosure and 1 unroofed building outside the head dyke on the current edition OS 1:10,000 map (1989).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 14 August 1995.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4749 5700 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/73063 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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