MHG14141 - Sockach

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BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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NH56NE 27 571 683.

At the edge of hand-planted forestry lie the drystone footings of a thick-walled (3-4m) building, overgrown with moss and covered by leafmould. It is a tripartite structure, with the long axis pointing downslope, and a short length of dyke extending a further 10m. The main compartment is c 12.5m by 4m. with smaller compartments at either end. Several names in this area appear on Gen Roy's Military Survey. one being 'Tochy' which would be how a non-Gaelic speaker would hear (an) t-Socach.
M Macdonald 1994b.

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--- SHG1518 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald, M. 1994. 'Sockach, Glen Glass (Alness parish): previous settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.38. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 38. 38.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5710 6830 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH56NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	KILTEARN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/92115 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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