Monument record MHG19313 - Wester Kilernan
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 9229 1940 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NC91NW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Full Description
"Wester Kilernan" and "Easter Kilernan". "Wester" - shows about 3 buildings.
Information from Estate Map of Strath Kildonan, pre 1815, held at Dunrobin estate office.
"Wester Kilernan", an area of depopulation comprising the footings of 3 buildings, and a kiln at NC 9236 1935. The foundations vary from 6 x 3m to 15 x 3m with walls 0.3m high. The railway line cuts through the site. A fragment of an earth-and-stone dyke to the W of the site may indicate that it was enclosed on this and the S side - natural features bound it on the N, E and SE.
Visited by OS (J L D) 30 May 1961.
A farmstead, comprising three unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xlviii). One unroofed building and what may be an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 16 October 1995.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM