Monument record MHG9694 - Bighouse
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8984 6418 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC86SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A group of five cairns with an outlier at NC 8986 6338 and a circular enclosure, 5m in diameter, at NC 8983 6341.
R J Mercer 1980.
No trace of cairns or enclosure in the area indicated. This may be a reference to settlement and field system 150m to E (NC86SE 6).
Visited by OS (N K B) 22 December 1980.
A longhouse with associated enclosures at least one of which may also be a house, one circular grass-covered clearance cairn, 2m in diameter, and a 40m stretch of grass-covered field wall.
R J Mercer 1980.
A farmstead comprising one roofed building and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xi). Two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 15 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. 143 BIG 3; 144, BIG 5 and 6; 145, BIG 29-34.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 15 2016 11:30AM
