Monument record MHG24389 - Sheep park, Corry Bridge

Summary

A sheep park which is likely to have been constructed c.1833.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 14540 92943 (162m by 135m) (Centred)
Map sheet NH19SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish LOCHBROOM

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

NH19SW 21 146 928

A farmstead comprising one roofed and one unroofed building of two compartments, an enclosure and a sheepfold is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xxii). One unroofed building, an enclosure and a sheepfold are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1985).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 February 1996

A sub-square sheep park enclosed by drystone dykes in excellent condition and demonstrating a local style with smaller stones used on the lower courses and large capstones (Photos 29-34). In the south corner the remains of a rectangular 19th century house is incorporated into a sheep fank. This is recorded on the 1849 Admiralty chart and is likely to have been constructed when Walter Mundell took on the sheep farming tenancy around 1833. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C. 06/2009. Allt na Choire, Ullapool, Lochbroom, Wester Ross: Proposed Hydro-Electric Generation Scheme - Archaeological Evaluation. Unaffiliated. Digital. Site 14.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Aug 6 2009 1:02PM

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