Monument record MHG27546 - Hunspow, Heath Cottage
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2113 7286 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | ND27SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | DUNNET |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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ND27SW 68 2113 7286
The Poor House for the parish of Dunnet is depicted as roofed on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, (Caithness, 1876, sheet 1), it is still shown roofed on the latest edition of the OS 1:10000 map, (1976) with a second building at right angles unroofed. The Ordnance Survey Name Book (ONB) states that the building was 'a temporary Poorhouse for destitute persons of this parish- those who have not sufficient means of properly providing such themselves' (ONB 1872).
Information from RCAHMS (DE) June 1997
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3364 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 32, 196.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
