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MHG19833 - Backlass Hill

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ND25SW 55 205 544

Longhouse farm (ND 2055 5447), comprising;
A: Longhouse. Dimensions: 9 x 5m. Rectangular structure containing opposing fireplaces, divided by a wooden partition. Orientation NW-SE.
B: Longhouse. Dimensions: 14 x 5m. Rectangular bipartite structure, possibly earlier in date than A and lying 6m E of A. Orientation NE-SW.
Longhouse (ND 2052 5447). Dimensions: 17 x 5m. Rectangular tripartite structure, the central unit containing a fireplace. It is associated with an enclosure 40 x 17m.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Two roofed buildings and an unroofed structure are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xviii). One unroofed building is shown (at ND 2053 5445) on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1994).
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 19 March 1996

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2049 5440 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND25SW
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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