Monument record MHG1293 - Farmstead, Daltimore

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1410 4930 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND14NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'Daltimore: c.4 Buildings shown
W Roy 1747-55

Four turf-covered rectangular footings about 0.5m high, two of which are longhouses. The larger is 19 by 4.5m and has adjoining at right angles a barn or byre. Extensive associated field banks occur in the vicinity. Visited by OS 16 March 1982.

A farmstead comprising two roofed and three unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxii). Five unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 November 1995

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 37/2.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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