Monument record MHG43608 - Lazy Beds, Clais Mhor
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9220 3980 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC93NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
A minor farmstead consisting of a cluster of small buildings of oval and rectilinear form. A more recent sheep pound has been constructed on site, using stone from structures. Around the settlement an area of c4acres in bend of the burn has been improved, some of it bearing rig and furrow and lazy-bed patterns.
R J Mercer 1980.
Six unroofed buildings are depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xlvii). Seven unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 October 1995.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2510 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Howell, J.M.. 1980. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland, 1976-1979. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1980. Paper and Digital. 56-8, 142-3, No. 155-65.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
