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Kensary

Building (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Kensary

Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Tota-nan-jockaich

Canmore ID 69550

Site Number ND24NW 8

NGR ND 2232 4752

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND24NW 8 2232 4752.

Tota-nan-jockaich: The ruins of an old house, whose name means 'The Johns' ruins'.

Name Book 1871

An unroofed building and an enclosure are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii), but they are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1975).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995

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