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Melness House
House (18th Century)
Site Name Melness House
Classification House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 5396
Site Number NC56SE 20
NGR NC 58082 60839
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5396
- Council Highland
- Parish Tongue
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Watching Brief (2008)
NC 5950 5750 – NC 5808 6084 A watching brief was carried out in 2008 to monitor the potential impact of replacing a water main between Melness reservoir and Melness House, c1km SE of the reservoir. No features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Scottish Water Solutions
Alisdair Curtis (Jacobs UK), 2008
