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Cnoc Fionn
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cnoc Fionn
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 97849
Site Number ND12SW 54
NGR ND 1060 2373
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/97849
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND12SW 54 1060 2373
A township comprising four unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xlii). Three unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 November 1995.
This township, comprising three buildings, a kiln-barn and associated enclosures, was recorded during a pre-afforestation survey of Langwell-Rinsary Braes, Berriedale. A square enclosure lies, isolated, to the NW of the township. Rig covers the adjacent river terraces.
An unnamed settlement is depicted on Roy's map (1747-55) and is depicted and named as 'Knockfin' on Thomson (1822) and named 'Cnoc Fionn' on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xlii).
S Carter and J Rideout (Headland Archaeology) 3 March 1999; NMRS MS 899/141, no.4
W Roy 1747-55; J Thomson 1822
