Monument record MHG13131 - Possible Watermill, Ardvreck
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2408 2377 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC22SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Platform survives beside stream to NE of the castle. Slight remains of walls defining small square building. No strong evidence of leats feeding the mill itself. <1>
NC22SW 17 2409 2377
Greatly reduced remains of horizontal watermill - traces still evident.
NMRS MS 500/33/193
Visited by the Assynt's Hidden Lives project in December 2009. An indistinct, overgrown rubble mound 6m by 6m and 1m high, aligned NE/SW, with an internal compartment 1.7m by 2.25m. The walls are very spread and badly collapsed and the south-west wall is missing, if it ever existed. There is no evidence of internal features except a possible stepped entrance in the north-east wall. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG4483 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG23635 Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
- <2> SHG24882 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cavers, G & Hudson, G. 05/2010. Assynt's Hidden Lives: An archaeological survey of the the parish. AOC Archaeology Group and Historic Assynt. 01/08/2010. Digital. 120, p.125.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2010 9:58AM
