Monument record MHG19650 - Blackpark

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1240 5740 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND15NW 57 124 574

Longhouse farm, 'Blackpark', comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 24 x 5m. The two NE units were added at a later date, the NE compartment containing byre slots and drain. Orientation NE-SW.
B: Outbuildings. A complex series of outbuildings, not typically linear, including a byre with a drain and a mill with extant mill machinery and a lade.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Three roofed buildings, a mill lade and a sluice are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xvii). Two roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 7 March 1996

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Record last edited

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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