Monument record MHG12165 - Altbreck

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 5910 1020 (160m by 160m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC51SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish LAIRG

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Marked on a number of historic maps Aldebrak on Gordon and Aultbreck on Forbes - HAW 8/2004

NC51SE 29 591 102
Depopulation comprising the footings of at least five buildings and associated enclosures which has been considerably mutilated by forestry ploughing and planting.
Visited by OS (EGC) 26 June 1963.

A township, comprising two roofed buildings, one unroofed building, one unroofed structure, five enclosures and a head-dyke, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xcv). One enclosure is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 20 November 1995.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Forbes W. 1820. Sutherlandshire.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Gordon R. 1636-52. Sutherland Strath Okel & Strath Carron.

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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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