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Thing's Va

Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Thing's Va

Classification Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 7807

Site Number ND06NE 37

NGR ND 0788 6854

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND06NE 37 0788 6854.

A field system comprising rectangular strips, about 8m wide, of different lengths.

R J Mercer 1981.

There is a regular dendritic pattern of field drains around the broch, that has been mistaken for a field system. To the N and NE of the broch (ND06NE 1) there are the footings of two circular sheepfolds.

Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 30 September 2005

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