Monument record MHG11890 - River Oykel

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 4319 0110 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC40SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CREICH

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NC40SW 13 432 011

Centred NC 432 011 Unnamed depopulation.
W Roy 1747-55.

Footings of five buildings.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 3 April 1963.

An unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet ci), but is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 September 1995

The remains of at least three buildings were noted at this location. Associated with these remains were several pit features, elevated on a dry glacial ridge. These may be storage pits for potatoes or serve some other function.
See Hlink (photos)
Information supplied by Dr N Lindsay, 13/03/02.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet No. 34/2.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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