Monument record MHG11949 - Heilam

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 4560 6060 (160m by 160m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC46SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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Full Description

NC46SE 15 Centred on NC 456 606.

A minor deserted settlement comprising a long-house, 29.0m by 4.0m, and a detached corn-drying kiln in a formerly cultivated area, superseded by a shepherd's house, now ruinous, and a sheepfold.
Visited by OS 28 November 1978.

A farmstead comprising four unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xv). The farmstead is shown as two unroofed buildings and an enclosure on current edition OS 1:10,560 map.
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 15 August 1995.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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