Monument record MHG48056 - Melbourne Cottage

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Grid reference Centred ND 33009 44157 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND34SW
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (24/05/2006 09:39:01)
ND34SW 472 ND 33010 44158

This ruined cottage is situated in a small cultivated field some 400m NE of Melbourne Cottage farmsteading (ND34SW 183). It measures 10.8m from NE to SW by 4.9m transversely overall, but only the external corners are clearly visible, and the interior has been filled with field-cleared stones. The cottage is depicted roofed on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 633)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 11 August 2004.





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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270842.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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