Monument record MHG10356 - Dail Na Drochaide

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 7180 5748 (147m by 117m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC75NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

NC75NW 88 Centred on 717 574

The ruins of a croft (Name Book compiled 1873).
Name Book (Sutherland).

A deserted croft comprising the footings of three buildings, the largest, a long-house, being approximately 32m by 3.5m. An associated enclosure and run rig are in the vicinity.
Visited by OS (JB) 30 November 1978.

A township, comprising four unroofed buildings and three enclosures, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xviii). The township is shown as five unroofed buildings and three enclosures on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 17 August 1995.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Vol. no. 20, p. 130.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2016 10:30AM

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