Monument record MHG1369 - The Wag
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1059 3336 (333m by 396m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND13SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Nouag - 5 buildings shown. W Roy 1747-55.
'Nouag' is the shortened gaelic form of 'The Wag'.
A deserted crofting community comprising ruins of four long houses, several subsidiary buildings, a number of enclosures, and stretches of field walls. Strip cultivation is in evidence.
Visited by OS 6 August 1982.
A township comprising seven unroofed buildings, four of which are long buildings, six enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxviii). Six unroofed buildings, six enclosures and a head-dyke are shown on current edition of OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 8 January 1996.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2745 Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 37/1.
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Record last edited
May 31 2016 4:46PM
