Monument record MHG9642 - Brarathy
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8256 5716 (261m by 321m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC85NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NC85NW 1 centred on NC 825 572.
(NC 825 572) Brarathy, the ruins of several small crofts.
Name Book 1873
This deserted township, situated on a terrace below Am Bodach on the west side of the River Strathy, comprises the footings of at least eighteen buildings, varying in size from 35m by 4m to 7m by 3m, a corn-drying kiln, and several kaleyards and enclosures. Traces of lazy beds occur on the river floodplain, now occupied by a modern field, and afforestation has encroached on the south part of the township.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 24 June 1977.
This township comprises 19 unroofed buildings and two enclosures as depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xix). 8 unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1989)
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 August 1995
Sources/Archives (14)
- --- SHG3351 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 20, 155.
- --- SHG7646 Image/Photograph(s): Mounds, nr. Camasdrol, Alligin Shulas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7647 Image/Photograph(s): Structures, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7648 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structures in bracken areas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7649 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7650 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7651 Image/Photograph(s): Depop, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7652 Image/Photograph(s): Mound, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7653 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7654 Image/Photograph(s): Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7655 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7656 Image/Photograph(s): Mounds, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7658 Image/Photograph(s): Mound + Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7659 Image/Photograph(s): Cellular Structure, Alligin Shuas. Digital Image. .
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 23 2016 2:02PM
