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MHG19862 - Farm steading, Harpsdale

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Two ruined longhouses, enclosure and trackway.

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GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS - HAW 5/2004

ND15NW 63 126 566
Longhouse (ND 1295 5658). Dimensions: 17 x 4.5m. Rectangular stone structure divided into three units. The NW and central units contain fireplaces. The SE unit is a later addition and on its NE wall lie the foundations of a stone enclosure. 5m NW of the longhouse and on the same axis lies a ruined building measuring 8 x 4m. A hollow trackway 7m wide and 0.5m deep runs along the side of the loghouse. Orientation NW-SE.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

Two roofed buildings and an enclosure are depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xvii). One unroofed building and an enclosure are 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 1295 5660 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND15NW
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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