Monument record MHG25252 - Kimberley township

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8629 8080 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH88SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TAIN

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Full Description

NH88SE 13.00 Centred on 863 808

A medieval township comprising at least nine buildings, now extant only as dry-stone footings. It is not known at what time settlement was deserted, or for what reason. This has been a desk assessment area.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993

13 roofed buildings and one unroofed building are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire & Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xlii). Eight unroofed buildings and one partially roofed building are shown on current edition of OS 1:10,000 map (1980).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 30 January 1996

NH88SE 13.01 NH 8611 8092 Farmstead
NH88SE 13.02 NH 8642 8091 Farmstead (possible)
NH88SE 13.03 NH 8664 8088 Farmstead
NH88SE 13.04 NH 865 808 Farmstead (possible)
NH88SE 13.05 NH 8631 8062 Building
NH88SE 13.06 NH 863 805 Farmstead
NH88SE 13.07 NH 8613 8062 Farmstead
NH88SE 13.08 NH 860 807 Farmstead
NH88SE 13.09 NH 8660 8090 Farmstead
RCAHMS (SAH) 3 April 1996

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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