Morvich Burn

NC70SE 2 756 017.

Centred NC 756 017 The footings or remains of at least eighteen dwellings ranging from 9.0m by 3.0m to 24.0m by 4.5m and from 0.4m to 1.2m in height, together with numerous associated enclosures.

Visited by OS (R D L) 15 April 1964.

A township, comprising thirty-one unroofed structures, of which sixteen are enclosures and fifteen are unroofed buildings, is depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1970). Nothing is shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet civ).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 21 November 1995.

Elements of this extensive township were observed during a pre-afforestation survey by J Wordsworth. At least twelve buildings, two corn-drying kilns and several enclosures were noted. One building (NMRS MS 961/28, no.1/12) is oval, measuring 9m by 5m, and appears to pre-date some of the rectangular buildings. An oval structure (NMRS MS 961/28, no.1/11), measuring 10m in diameter, has drystone walling raised on an upright stone wall. Superficially, it has the appearance of a hut-circle, but it is probably medieval or post-medieval in date.

J Wordsworth (Wordsworth Archaeological Services) 2 June 1997; NMRS MS 961/28, nos.1/8-1/12 and 1/14-1/20

Oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1995) show a large area of lazy-beds within the township, on the W side of Morvich Burn, stretching from N to S, (NC 7550 0175 to NC 7553 0144).

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 4 March 1999.