Monument record MHG9661 - Forsinard
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8951 4456 (138m by 300m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC84SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
NC84SE 7 895 445.
A complex, substantial and long-lived farmstead whose most striking feature is a 74m longhouse which has been extended at least twice.
Three other longhouses also occur, in varying stages of dilapidation, as well as what may be a byre.
R J Mercer 1980.
A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building and one of which has two compartments, and a circular structure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxxviii). Four unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building and one which has two compartments, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10, 560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 August 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2510 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. 138-9, FOD 98-106; plans.
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Record last edited
Sep 22 2016 10:33AM
