Monument record MHG48081 - Gansclet
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred ND 33721 44689 (20m by 20m) |
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Map sheet | ND34SW |
Civil Parish | WICK |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/11/2005)
ND34SW 214 33721 44689
This disused quarry is situated in a relatively flat area of rough pasture 30m NE of the abandoned farmsteading ND34SW 213. Kidney-shaped on plan, it measures 9.7m from NE to SW by 5.4m transversely and at least 0.5m in depth. The interior is filled with rushes and there is a low upcast bank of spoil along its lip. 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 658)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270886.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM