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MHG19653 - Torranshondall Farm

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GR corrected to site of current farm see above - HAW 01/2005

ND15NW 60 123 569
Longhouse (ND 1242 5691). Dimensions: 26 x 4.75m. Recently abandoned rectangular structure divided into three units. The W unit is residential, containing opposing chimneys, and was further subdivided into a kitchen, living room and sleeping area by wooden partitioning. The E unit was a byre. The longhouse still contains furnishings and wiring from mains electricity. There are indications of a unit which has been destroyed at the E end, measuring 11 x 4.75m. Orientation E-W.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Two roofed buildings are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xvii). One roofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 7 March 1996

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1240 5693 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND15NW
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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