Monument record MHG9816 - Clais Mhor

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 9218 3981 (430m by 361m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC93NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Full Description

NC93NW 1 922 398.

A minor farmstead consisting of a cluster of small buildings of oval and rectilinear form. A more recent sheep pound has been constructed on site, using stone from structures. Around the settlement an area of c4acres in bend of the burn has been improved, some of it bearing rig and furrow and lazy-bed patterns.
R J Mercer 1980.

Six unroofed buildings are depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xlvii). Seven unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 October 1995.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- 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. 56-8, 142-3, No. 155-65.

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Record last edited

Oct 4 2016 10:40AM

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