MHG13422 - Settlement - Forsinain
Summary
A farmstead, possibly the remains of a larger settlement or township at Forsinain.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A farmstead, possibly the remains of a larger settlement or township at Forsinain, is shown on the OS 1st Edition map. It consists of a large north-south oriented enclosure which straddles the confluence of the Forsinain Burn with the Halladale River with a small enclosure and possible buildings at its northern end (see MHG64596) near the Forsinain Bridge (see MHG9819), a small cluster of buildings towards the southern end and a second cluster at its extreme southern end (see MHG9821). The OS 1st Edition map shows the enclosure dyke to be more or less continuous on all sides of the river and burn but it has since been obscured or destroyed by forestry plantation for most of its western extent and with a section removed and replaced by later enclosures on its eastern side when the Forsinain Farm was subsequently relocated. Surviving sections of the enclosure dyke are visible in vertical aerial photography. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23446 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Sutherland. Digital.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). 2004. XY
- <3> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9045 4884 (1081m by 1419m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC94NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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