Kantent
Corn Drying Kiln(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kantent
Classification Corn Drying Kiln(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 13918
Site Number NH69NE 1
NGR NH 680 986
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Dornoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH69NE 1 680 986.
Kantent - depop. settlement
W Roy 1747.
Centred NH 680 986. An extensive area of depopulation consisting of the footings and remains of at least ten buildings with numerous associated enclosures. The buildings vary in size from 4.0m by 3.0m to 14.0m by 4.0m, the best preserved standing 0.6m high. Two kilns are also evident.
Visited by OS (EGC) 9 April 1964.
The two corn-drying kilns are at NH 6811 9862 and NH 6842 9865. Otherwise, no change to the previous field report.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 27 August 1980.
A township, comprising two unroofed buildings, three enclosures and some field walls, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet civ). Six unroofed structures, some of which may be buildings, seven enclosures and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 20 November 1995.
