Monument record MHG11737 - Court house nr Evelix Farmhouse
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7704 9002 (20m by 27m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
NH79SE 17 7704 9002.
An old Regality court-house dating from about 1600 stood near Evelix Farm-house (NH 7693 9001). It was used latterly as a barn but is now demolished. Its 'Gallows Tree' stood nearby.
W Calder 1955.
The whole of E wall of court-house and c2m of the S gable survive to a height of c1m, incorporated in the line of a modern field wall at NH 7704 9002. The building has been 12m long within walls 0.8m thick and the E wall contains a central doorway 1.0m wide. According to the farmer at Evelix the Gallows Tree stood until recently in a niche in a wall at NH 7701 9000.
Visited by OS (A A) 25 March 1971.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2016 Text/Publication/Volume: Calder, W. 1955. County of Sutherland. 54-5.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
