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Ulbster
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Sheepfold (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ulbster
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Sheepfold (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 75211
Site Number NC91NE 81
NGR NC 962 184
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75211
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC91NE 81 962 184.
Ulbster: A deserted crofting township comprising the ruins of seven houses, some with gardens, and several enclosures, situated on a terrace above the river floodplain. The floodplain is occupied by contemporary run rig extending over about fifteen hectares. The railway bisects and destroys a part of the township.
Visited by OS (NKB) 17 November 1976.
A township, comprising sixteen unroofed building, eight enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet lxxviii). One roofed building, six unroofed buildings and a sub-divided enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 16 October 1995.
