Monument record MHG9715 - Clash Smeligill

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8400 6531 (638m by 632m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC86NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Full Description

NC86NW 25 c. 840 655.

NC 8363 6552 - NC 8363 6520. A grass and gorse covered wall 135m long, three to five courses high and 2m wide, running N-S alongside the river and possibly associated with some form of canalisation.
NC 8380 6560. A flagstone wall, 144m long.
NC 8376 6559. An enclosure, 7m by 15m, associated with the above wall
NC 8405 6562. A longhouse, 10m N-S by 5m across, with one wall surviving two to three courses high.
NC 8415 6548. Two longhouses, one measuring 27m NE-SW by 5m across, and the other 23m N-S by 6m across. The former stands 0.6m high and both have internal divisions. An 'L' shaped wall, 14m in all, is associated with them.
NC 8402 6543. Rig and furrow, about 140m wide, running downhill, E-W.
R J Mercer 1981.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 128, No. 212, 214-18.

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2016 10:03AM

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