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River Sand
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name River Sand
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Sand School
Canmore ID 241685
Site Number NG78SE 8
NGR NG 7635 8012
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/241685
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG78SE 8 7635 8012
NG 799 7840 to NG 7614 8050 An archaeological desk-based assessment and walkover survey were undertaken for the proposed route of the Gairloch Water Supply Project. The following unrecorded sites were located:
NG 7635 8010 House, former school.
Full report deposited in Highland SMR and the NMRS
Sponsor: Earth Tech Engineering Ltd for Scottish Water
S Farrell 2002
A roofed school with ancillary buildings is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map (Ross and Cromarty, sheet XVIV.6, 1904). It is depicted as roofed on the OS 1:10,560 map (1968), although it is not named as a school.
RCAHMS (SO) 2003
