Monument record MHG48123 - Whiteleen
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 32043 42354 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (24/04/2006)
ND34SW 322 32049 42353 & 32043 42354
Two small quarries are situated some 580m SSW of Whiteleen farmsteading (ND34SW 126), on the S side of a trackway leading W to open moorland. The E pit (YARROWS04 167) measures 7.5m from NE to SW by 5.5m transversely and 2m in depth; the W pit (YARROWS04 168), which is separated from the first by a baulk only 1.5m in breadth, measures 4m from NE to SW by 3.5m transversely and 1.3m in depth. The quarries lie within a larger area from which the topsoil has been removed and appear to have been opened to supply metalling for tracks in the vicinity. They are not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 167-8)
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW) 1 July 2004
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270949.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
