Tormsdale
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tormsdale
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tomnadale
Canmore ID 8250
Site Number ND14NW 23
NGR ND 143 499
NGR Description centred on ND 143 499
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND14NW 23 centred on 143 499.
'Tomnadale'; c.5 buildings shown
W Roy 1747-55.
144 499: Tormsdale (OS 6" map, 1963): a mortared farmhouse ruin of presumed 19th century date with associated footings and enclosures, some of which appear to pre-date the farmhouse.
Visited by OS 16 March 1982.
A township comprising three roofed buildings, one of which is a long building, six unroofed buildings, three of which are long buildings, two enclosures, a sheepfold and some field walls are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxii). Eight unroofed buildings and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 November 1995
