Monument record MHG12770 - A'Mheirle

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 6302 0484 (381m by 322m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC60SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ROGART

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NC60SW 15 630 048.
A minor deserted settlement comprising a longhouse footing 25m by 4m and another rectangular footing 9.5m by 3m. Adjacent are contemporary field walls and formerly cultivated ground, and a later stock enclosure and field walls.
Visited by OS 6 October 1980.

A farmstead comprising an unroofed building and an unroofed structure, and some field and boundary walls are depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet ciii). Two unroofed buildings, an unroofed structure and field and boundary walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1971).

NC60SW 1 6300 0484 Broch

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 3 November 1995

Settlement named 'Martig'. W Roy 1747-55.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 35/4.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Jul 7 2016 9:58AM

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