MHG9661 - Forsinard
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Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC84SE 7 895 445.
A complex, substantial and long-lived farmstead whose most striking feature is a 74m longhouse which has been extended at least twice.
Three other longhouses also occur, in varying stages of dilapidation, as well as what may be a byre.
R J Mercer 1980.
A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building and one of which has two compartments, and a circular structure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxxviii). Four unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building and one which has two compartments, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10, 560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 August 1995
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8951 4456 (138m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC84SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6789 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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