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MHG19151 - Farmstead - Spittal Hill

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ND15NE 17 158 554

Longhouse farm (ND 1589 5546), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 35 x 5m. Rectangular bipartite structure. The SW unit is probably a byre dwelling as it contains a fireplace and at the other end a drainage channel. The NE unit is a later addition. Orientation NE-SW.
B: Outhouse. Dimensions: 6 x 4m. Rectangular structure. A wall runs from it 32m long, associated with a circular feature, probably a kiln, 8m in diameter.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

A farmstead comprising one roofed long building and one unroofed long building 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 1:10560 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1995

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1588 5545 (110m by 110m)
Map sheet	ND15NE
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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