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Dyke

Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Dyke

Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 6771

Site Number NC84NE 16

NGR NC 864 492

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Farr
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC84NE 16 864 492.

Three building foundations, ranging in size from 20.0 by 4.0m to 30.0 by 4.0m, with associated enclosures and a corn-drying kiln at NC 8646 4922. Run-rig cultivation is present.

R J Mercer 1980; Visited by OS 24 May 1977.

This farmstead, comprising four unroofed buildings, two of which are adjoining long buildings, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxxvii). Four unroofed buildings, two of which are adjoining long buildings and one of which is a three compartment long building, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 30 August 1995

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