Monument record MHG43748 - Loedebest

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1230 3260 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND13SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Situated 1500m WNW of Loedebest is a post medieval farmstead which consists of a range of structures including buildings, enclosures and an area of infield cultivation. The buildings include two long houses, a small square building and a kiln barn. There is a small fan-shaped enclosure to NW of W building. In addition an area of rig and furrow lies to N and NW of the buildings.
Information from Historic Scotland July 1992.

A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and an enclosure, and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxviii). Three unroofed buildings, an enclosure and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 5 January 1996.

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Record last edited

Nov 1 2011 11:52AM

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