MHG12769 - Ruigh Na Cup
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- None recorded
Full Description
NC60SW 14 612 029.
A minor deserted township comprising a bi-partite longhouse, 12.5m by 4.5m by 0.5m high, and a smaller bi-partite structure, 8.5m by 4.0m by0.4m high, with a kailyard attached. To the S is a more ruinous footing 8.0m by 4.0m with a small curvilinear enclosure abutting. Surrounding are cultivation lines and clearance heaps. All lie within a discontinuous head dyke.
Visited by OS 6 October 1980.
A township comprising 2 unroofed buildings, 3 enclosures and ring-dyke is depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet ciii). Two unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on current edition of OS 1:10,000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 3 November 1995
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6125 0291 (327m by 444m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC60SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5509 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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