Monument record MHG11830 - Dornoch Burgh

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Grid reference Centred NH 7965 8965 (583m by 325m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH78NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DORNOCH

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NH78NE 23 79 89.
NMRS. See Burgh Survey

Dornoch is mentioned as a burgh, held by the bishop of Caithness, in 1607; erected a royal burgh in 1628.
G S Pryde 1965. <1>

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: NMRS LIBRARY
Scottish Field, September 1961, p.40-42 "Delectable Dornoch"

HS Burgh Survey, V basic description, but defines areas of greatest sensitivity. - HAW 11/2002 <2>

A brief summary of the documentary sources for the development of the burgh is included in a desk-based assessment of the mercat cross and its immediate surroundings. <3>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Text/Report: Simpson and Stevenson, A T and S. 1982. Historic Dornoch: the archaeological implications of development. .
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Simpson, G G (ed.). 1972. Scotland's medieval burghs: an archaeological heritage in danger. 33.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: James Urquhart, F.S.A., S.C.O.T.. 1896. 'Preliminary notice of the seals of the royal burghs of Scotland.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 30 1896, p.253-66. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 253-66. 253-66.
  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Pryde, G S. 1965. The burghs of Scotland: a critical list. 32, no. 73.
  • <2> Text/Report: Historic Scotland. 1996. Historic Dornoch, the archaeological implications of development. with colour-coded constraint maps showing areas of protected ancient monuments, possible areas requiring archaeological monitoring and areas that are archaeologically sterile.. . 1:2500 scale constraint map.
  • <3> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Higgins, P. 05/2011. Desk-based assessment of Mercat Cross, Dornoch. Archaeology North Ltd.

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Apr 9 2014 2:26PM

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