Monument record MHG2503 - Transposed buildings, Sandside House

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Grid reference Centred NC 9527 6566 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC96NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Renumbered from NC96NE0028A
JHooper, 7/10/2002
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NC96NE 44 9528 6566.

A longhouse, 19m NW-SE by 5m across and 2-20 courses in height, which appears to be built on the foundation of an earlier structure. In juxtaposition with the longhouse is another structure, 11m by 4.5m with an internal division.
R J Mercer 1981.

The longhouse is as described; the second feature is evident as a low mound.
Visit by OS 7 September 1981.

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  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 134, No. 279.

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May 13 2016 12:00AM

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