Monument record MHG48059 - Borrowston
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred ND 33221 43763 (20m by 20m) |
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Map sheet | ND34SW |
Civil Parish | WICK |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/11/2005)
ND34SW 221 33222 43763
This disused quarry is situated within a cultivated field 290m E of Borrowston farmsteading (ND34SW 315). Roughly oval on plan, it measures about 40m from N to S by a maximum of 10m transversely and it has been dug into an E-facing rise to a depth of at least 2.5m. 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 685)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270856.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM