Monument record MHG10680 - Torseiller
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7894 1036 (765m by 414m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC71SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NC71SE 5 centred on 790 103
This site includes the cancelled site,
Kilphedir-more NC71SE 44 NC 787 103 Deserted Settlement; Cultivation Remains
(Centred NC 790 103) Torseiller (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1969)
In this area there are footings and remains up to 0.6m high, of at least fourteen dwellings ranging from 7.0m by 4.0m to 36.0m by 5.0m, together with associated enclosures and the remains of two kilns.
Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1964.
A township comprising eleven unroofed buildings, one of which is T-shaped, seven enclosures, some lengths of field wall and part of a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xcvii). Fourteen unroofed buildings, nine enclosures, a field, some field walls and part of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 1 November 1995
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG18208 Image/Photograph(s): Torseiller Township, Strath Brora.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18209 Image/Photograph(s): Torseiller Township, Strath Brora.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2538 Text/Publication/Volume: Morrison, H. 1883. Tourist's guide to Sutherland and Caithness.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2016 2:47PM
