Monument record MHG9596 - Kinsaile
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2110 5491 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC25SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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Full Description
Centred at NC 2111 5491
NC 212 549. The remains of two dwellings and an enclosure lie 100yds E of Kinsaile Lodge. One lies N-S about 30yds from the shore in the lee of a crag. It is two-roomed, well-constructed, and measures 40ft by 15ft. A wall 10ft long and 4ft high links it to a second two-roomed house about 45ft by 15ft, lying parallel to the burn. An irregular enclosure, with one wall following the bank of the burn, measures about 30ft by 20ft.
T C Welsh 1969e.
This small township comprises nine unroofed buildings and two enclosures as it is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxi). The site contains one roofed, twelve unroofed and two enclosures as depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 11 August 1995.
Welsh, T C, 1969, 'Kinsaile', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49, 49 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1003.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1003 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1969. 'Kinsaile', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
