Monument record MHG48107 - Brownaban

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Grid reference Centred ND 32241 43413 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND34SW
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (09/11/2005)
ND34SW 243 32242 43413

This disused quarry is situated in rough pasture 55m N of the ruins of Brownaban farmsteading ND34SW 114. Dug into what appears to have been an E-facing rock outcrop, the quarry measures 28m from NNW to SSE by 5m transversely and the exposed face is up to 2m high. 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 378)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 30 June 2004.





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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270925.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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