Scheduled Monument
Loedebest,settlement 1500m WNW ofSM5199
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
- 12/11/1991
- Type
- Secular: field system; house; kiln; settlement, including deserted and depopulated and townships
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Parish
- Latheron
- NGR
- ND 12363 32629
- Coordinates
- 312363, 932629
Description
The site is a post medieval farmstead which consists of a range of structures including buildings, enclosures and an area of infield cultivation. The buildings include two long houses, a small square building and a kiln barn. There is a small fan-shaped enclosure to the NW of the W building. In addition an area of rig and furrow lies to the N and NW of the buildings.
The area to be scheduled measures a maximum of 155m WNW-SSE by 110m SSW-NNE, to include the buildings, the enclosure and the field system. This area is defined by a road to the NE, a small burn to the NW, by a terrace sloping to lower ground on the SW and a turf dyke to the SE and is 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 Clearance in this area of Caithness. The settlement forms a single farming unit, with 2 long houses, a smaller house, a kiln barn and an associated area of rig and furrow. It is likely that one long house was abandoned before the other and this may indicate a fairly long phase of occupation on this site. The better preserved long house contains important architectural information.
References
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