MHG11285 - Farmstead, Clashnessie

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FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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NC03SE 7 054 300.

Steading: 6m by 3m, oval and 2m circular. On cleared land W of the waterfall (Eas Clais an Easaidh).
T C Welsh 1971j.

Generally as described above. The larger feature, of coursed, dry-stone masonry, is sub-rectangular and stands up to 0.7m high. The circular feature is probably a kiln. Stone clearance and cultivation have taken place between the rock outcrops. An earth and stone bank bounds the cultivation on the W side.
Visited by OS (JB) 28 July 1980.

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--- SHG443 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1971. 'Clashnessie Falls, steading', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1971, p.44. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44. 44.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 0540 3000 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC03SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	ASSYNT

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Parent of: Corn Drying Kiln, Clashnessie (Monument) (MHG41813)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/69813 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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