Monument record MHG9382 - Rashy Burn

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8500 4700 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC84NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Full Description

A minor upland farmstead consisting of a series of tiny rectilinear and oval structures. There are two small patches of improved grass cover, but no large-scale land improvement is associated with the settlement.
R J Mercer 1980.

Seven unroofed shieling-huts, three to the N of the river and four to the S, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxxvii). Three unroofed shieling-huts, to the S of the river, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 August 1995

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Howell, J.M.. 1980. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland, 1976-1979. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1980. Paper and Digital. 132-3, FOD 24-34; plans.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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