Monument record MHG19493 - Farmstead, Stemster

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Grid reference Centred ND 1674 6233 (44m by 47m)
Map sheet ND16SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish BOWER
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS - HAW 10/2003

ND16SE 62 167 623
Longhouse (ND1676 6232). Length: 23m. Rectangular structure comprising four compartments. W units are 5.3m wide and contain fireplaces: E units are 4.3m wide, one containing a byre slot, the other a series of aumbrys at ground level. Orientation E-W.
R J Mercer NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

One roofed building and an enclosure are depicted on the OS first edition 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xii). One roofed building is shown on the current edition of the 1:10,560 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 15 February 1996

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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