Borg
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Borg
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lat 315
Canmore ID 7411
Site Number ND01NE 11
NGR ND 069 189
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND01NE 11 069 189.
Borg.
W Roy 1747-55.
A post-medieval croft complex covering an area about 100m square, now ruinous with walls reaching a maximum height of 1.4m.
C E Batey 1984.
A township, comprising eight unroofed buildings, three of which are long buildings with two or more compartments and one of these is C-shaped, and an enclosure, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xliv). Nine unroofed buildings, five of which are sub-divided, an enclosure and a length of wall are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 November 1995.
Project (1980 - 1982)
Field Visit (1984)
A post-medieval croft complex covering an area about 100m square, now ruinous with walls reaching a maximum height of 1.4m.
C E Batey 1984.
