Monument record MHG1291 - Township, Oakerland
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1010 4670 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND14NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
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Full Description
'Acherland': 5 buildings shown W Roy 1747-55.
Oakerland (OS 6" map, 1963) a longhouse, 38 by 4m, largely reduced to a footing but surviving up to 1.6m in the centre. The merest vestiges of three structures lie nearby. In association is wasted walling and banking.
Visited by OS 16 March 1982.
A farmstead comprising an unroofed, long building with an attached enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxvii). An unroofed, long building of three compartments is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 December 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2745 Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 37/2.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
