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MHG18393 - West Watten Holdings

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ND25SW 30 226 527

Longhouse (ND 2262 5269), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 36 x 5m. Rectangular structure containing five compartments. Orientation E-W.
B: Longhouse. Dimensions: 16 x 5m. Rectangular bipartite structure. Orientation N-S.
C: Outhouse. Dimensions: 8 x 3.5m. Rectangular structure 6m E ofB. Orientation E-W.
D: Longhouse. Dimensions: 11 x 4m. Rectangular bipartite structure 9m E of C. Orientation N-S.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, two of which are long buildings, and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii). An unroofed building and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2259 5270 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND25SW
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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