Monument record MHG48052 - Melbourne Cottage

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Grid reference Centred ND 32779 43944 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND34SW
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (20/07/2005)
ND34SW 187 32779 43945

This disused quarry is situated on top of a low ridge in a cultivated field about 100m E of Melbourne Cottage farmsteading (ND34SW 183). Roughly oval on plan, it measures 7.4m from NNE to SSW by 5m transversely and is filled with field-cleared stones and boulders. The quarry is not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 627)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 11 August 2004


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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270838.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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