Bouilag
Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)
Site Name Bouilag
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 71998
Site Number ND03SE 22
NGR ND 095 329
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND03SE 22 095 329.
Roy's map marks five buildings at Dail-a-bhoich (ND03SE 20); these probably include the buildings at Bouilag. Bouilag consists of a large area of enclosed infield (centred ND 095 329), two buildings (at ND 0949 3299 and ND 0950 3301) and other stone walled enclosures.
W Roy 1747-55; Information from Historic Scotland to RCAHMS, July 1992.
A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and an enclosure, and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxviii) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 8 January 1996.
