Monument record MHG19488 - Meikle Burn

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Grid reference Centred ND 1697 6310 (74m by 108m)
Map sheet ND16SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish BOWER
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND16SE 54 170 630

Longhouse (ND 1700 6306). Dimensions: 10.5 x 4.7m. Original longhouse divided into two compartments, the SW unit residential. Annexe attached to SW end measuring 3.4 x 4.7m. A second annexe attached to NE end measures 2.5 x 2.9m. Walling was attached to its NW corner to form a unit 5.4 x 5.4m, with a fireplace and a low animal door.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

One roofed building and an enclosure are depicted on the OS first edition map (Caithness 1877, sheet xii), but not on the current edition OS 1:10,560 (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 15 February 1996

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Feb 10 2009 1:39PM

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