Scheduled Monument
Loedebest,settlement 650m W ofSM5145
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 21/10/1991
- Supplementary Information Updated
- 23/05/2019
- Type
- Secular: barn; enclosure; field system; house; settlement, including deserted and depopulated and townships
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Parish
- Latheron
- NGR
- ND 13140 32169
- Coordinates
- 313140, 932169
Description
This settlement consists of three buildings, associated dykes and field systems. One building (at Grid Ref. ND12883204) is small and rectangular and isolated some way to the W of the main settlement. The other two buildings include one small rectangular building and a long house.
The long house has stone walls attached to the NW and NE; the wall to the NE forms part of a stone walled enclosure. There are faint traces of wall foundations to the SE of the long house and this could indicate the existence of an earlier settlement on this site. There is evidence for rig cultivation alongside the river.
Two areas are proposed for scheduling. One measures 30m SW-NE by 30m SE-NW and covers the isolated rectangular building. The second area measures a maximum of 250m WNW-ESE by 110m WSW-ENE to include the other buildings, linear dykes and rig and furrow. The areas proposed for scheduling are shown in red on the attached map.
Statement of National Importance
This monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of post medieval settlement, land use and the process of the Clearances in this area of Caithness. The buildings are well preserved and incorporate architectural information.
References
Bibliography
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