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Alltan-riabhach

Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Field System(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Alltan-riabhach

Classification Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Field System(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 13934

Site Number NH69NE 24

NGR NH 674 980

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Dornoch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NH69NE 24 674 980.

Farmstead, including corn-drying kiln, fields: noted during pre-afforestation survey.

D Ross 1983.

The long rectangular building foundation at Alltan-Riabhach measures 15.5m by 2.8m internally with an annexe, a corn-drying kiln and 'fields'. To the SW lie a contemporary rectangular building and a sheepfold.

Information from D W Ross, S E Finlay and P Ashmore 1983,

NMRS MS/578/1, 7)

A farmstead, comprising two roofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879-81, cviii). One roofed building, one unroofed building, a field and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1990).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 22 November 1995.

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