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MHG19047 - Farmstead - Langergill

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Longhouse farm (ND 1882 5477), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 23 x 6m. Tripartite rectangular structure with a fireplace in the ESE unit. Orintation ESE-WNW.
B: Longhouse/ outhouse. Dimensions: 7 x 5m. Bipartite rectangular structure following the same line as A. Orientation ESE-WNW.
C: Mill. Dimensions: 7 x 5m. Rectangular structure associated with mill machinery and a lade running N lying 24m N of A. Orientation N-S.
D: Dam. Diameter: 18m. Circular grassy bank 1.5m high at the other end of the lade.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

A farmstead comprising one roofed long building, one unroofed building and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xviii). An unroofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1995

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1881 5478 (99m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND15SE
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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