Monument record MHG42486 - Puill Fhraoich

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6189 9890 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH69NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CREICH

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Full Description

Centred on 619 989.
An area of 18th - 19th century depopulation, Puill Fhraoich, consisting of four building footings in a field complex of walls, banks, and individual enclosures. The buildings range in size from 8m by 4m to 21m by 5m. There is a well-preserved corn-drying kiln at NH 6192 9895.
Visited by OS (J M) 4 September 1980.

A township comprising four roofed and one unroofed building, a circular enclosure and four fields is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet ciii). Seven unroofed buildings, an enclosure, three fields and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 3 November 1995

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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