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Gansclet

Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Gansclet

Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 270887

Site Number ND34SW 215

NGR ND 33721 44733

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Wick
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND34SW 215 33721 44733

This disused quarry is situated in a relatively flat area of rough pasture about 60m NE of the abandoned farmsteading ND34SW 213. Oval on plan, it measures 12.3m from NNW to SSE by 8m transversely and at least 0.6m in depth, though the interior contains soggy peat and its true depth could not be established on the date of visit. The quarry is not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).

(YARROWS04 657)

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.

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