Monument record MHG11414 - Aultnachie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2381 0788 (165m by 116m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC20NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
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NC20NW 1 2374 0790.
(Centred NC 2380 0777) Group of five buildings shown in 1774-5 (J Home 1774-5) reduced to two roofed buildings in 1878 named 'Aultnachie' (NAT) (OS 6"map, 1878) which had lost their roofs by 1906 (OS 6"map, 1906)
J Home 1774-5; OS 6"map, Sutherland, 1st ed., (1878) and 2nd ed., (1906)
The two buildings (one small and probably a farm out-building) shown on the current OS 6" are reduced to dry-stone foundations, maximum height about 1.0m. To the S are the grassed-over foundations of two further buildings and some enclosure walling.
Visited by OS (F R H) 6 June 1962.
Aultnachie: a farmstead deserted in the 19th century, as described. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2323 Text/Publication/Volume: Home, J. 1774-5. Survey of Assynt. plan 16.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 6 2016 2:38PM
