Building record MHG19107 - Building - Ruidhean
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8489 1134 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NC81SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
Map
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Full Description
NC81SW 49 8489 1134
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Building Remains, NC 84890 11322.
NE corner of small building remains, perched on a deep bracken-covered shoulder of the river terrace, above the steep slope to the W bank of Allt Smeòrail. The extent of the wall remains, of peat turf and stone, measure 7.5m x 4.5m, and the N sidewall trends 278 degrees from this location. The E gable wall is 1m thick, and the all of the other walls are no thicker than 0.6m. All walls survive only to 0.4m high. An entrance is located centrally on the S wall. <1>
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A single unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxxxviii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 October 1995.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG21948 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.36, Feature 127.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 20 2014 4:23PM
