MHG9602 - Kearvaig

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Type and Period (2)

FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
BUILDING (Undated)

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NC27SE 5 2914 7262.

NC 291 726. Oval hut, 6m by 3m.
T C Welsh 1972.

NC 2914 7262. Bow-shaped structure measuring 5m by 1.5m within a wall of earthfast boulders, standing to 0.7m on average; the wall, where best preserved, has a breadth of 1m. It is probably contemporary with the nearby farmstead of Kearvaig, abandoned in recent times.
Visited by OS (JM) 23 April 1980.

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--- SHG402 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1972. 'Cape Wrath, small sites', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1972, p.42. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 42. 42.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 2914 7262 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC27SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9602 (Monument) (MHG40832)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

Cape Wrath Training Area Survey (EHG3163)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/71082 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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