Monument record MHG10692 - Riasg
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7745 2663 (743m by 730m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC72NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Map
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Full Description
Riasg (NAT) OS 6"map, (1962)
The depopulated township of Riasg enclosed by a boundary wall on the W and N sides, is about 28 hectares in area. It comprises twelve buildings, varying in size from 5m by 3m to 34m by 4m, associated with walled vegetable plots and two corn-drying kilns. Some of the enclosed ground shows traces of run-rig cultivation.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 7 March 1977.
A township comprising five unroofed buildings, four of which are long buildings and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxv). Fourteen unroofed buildings, eight enclosures and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962)
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 11 October 1995
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Record last edited
Oct 20 2016 11:14AM
