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Warse, Mains Of Warse, Warse House

Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Warse, Mains Of Warse, Warse House

Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Ha' Of Warse

Canmore ID 9420

Site Number ND37SW 9

NGR ND 3365 7230

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND37SW 9 3365 7230.

(ND 3365 7230) Ha' of Warse (NAT)

OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1873)

An ordinary sized farm-steading and dwelling-house (Ordnance Survey Name Book [ONB] 1873), described by Mowat as being the "Haa a' Warse", the ancient hall of the Groats of Warse, and occupied by them about 1726 (Macfarlane 1906-8).

Name Book 1873; J Mowat 1931; W Macfarlane 1906-8.

The farmer could add nothing to the above report. Nothing architecturally significant was noted.

Visited by OS (J M) 7 July 1982.

Architecture Notes

REFERENCE - Scottish Record Office

Warse. Joiner work done by John Sutherland to the House of Warse.

Receipted account.

1818 GD 136/875/14

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