Parks and Gardens record MHG42957 - Walled Garden, Custom House, Littleferry

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8045 9570 (66m by 73m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH89NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish GOLSPIE

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Full Description

Custom house is the largest building in the settlement of Littleferry, lying at W end, still survives. Has large walled garden detached & to the rear. <1>

A large walled ?garden is shown on the 1st edition and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps to the rear of Custom House. The only feature identified during coastal survey was a small garden area, with a rough mortar wall, shown on modern OS mapping. <2>-<4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
  • <2> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Sutherland. Digital.
  • <3> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map: Sutherland (surveyed 1903 to 1905).
  • <4> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Sneddon, D, Gheorghiou, D, Hansom, J and Sherarer, I. 03/2010. East Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment survey: Data Structure Report. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 12/9/10. Digital.

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Record last edited

Dec 13 2010 2:07PM

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