Monument record MHG41792 - Roadside

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1777 6185 (17m by 21m)
Map sheet ND16SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish BOWER
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

ND16SE 65 178 618

Longhouse farm, comprising:
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 24 x 25m. Rectangular structure comprising four units defined by banks 0.5m high with a horse walk along NE wall. Orientation NW-SE.
B: Longhouse. Dimensions: 15.5 x 5.1m. Rectangular structure defined by upstanding walls divided into two compartments, both of which contain fireplaces. Built at right angles to A. Orientation NE-SW.
Barn. Roofed barn range, still occupied.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Five roofed buildings are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xii). Two roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 19 Februaury 1996

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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