Monument record MHG19824 - Toftingall

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1749 5500 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WATTEN
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

ND15NE 72 175 550

Longhouse farm (ND 1755 5500), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Tripartite structure, the NE and SW units containing fireplaces. Attached to the SE end is an annexe, to which a bipartite structure is appended. Orientation NE-SW.
B: Outhouse/ enclosure. Dimensions: 8 x 5m. Rectangular structure associated with a circular platform of stones.
C: Mill. Dimensions: 14 x 6m. A mill with associated lade 6m NE of B. Orientation NW-SE.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

At least three roofed buildings and an unroofed structure are depicted on the OS first edition of the 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xviii). Two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 19 March 1996

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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