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Brownaban
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brownaban
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Brounaban
Canmore ID 271364
Site Number ND34SW 438
NGR ND 32247 43320
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271364
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 438 32247 43320
An old quarry immediately to the W of the dwelling range at Brownaban farmsteading (ND34SW 114) may have provided most of the stone for the construction of the steading. It measures about 57m from N to S by up to 3m in breadth and the working face on the W is up to 1.7m in height at the N end.
(YARROWS04 376)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 30 June 2004.
