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Latitude: 57.813 / 57°48'46"N
Longitude: -4.2197 / 4°13'11"W
OS Eastings: 268218
OS Northings: 882538
OS Grid: NH682825
Mapcode National: GBR H8Y2.HTC
Mapcode Global: WH4DR.4WVC
Entry Name: Casandamff,settlement and farmstead
Scheduled Date: 9 December 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5495
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Secular: settlement, including deserted,
Location: Edderton
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
Three hut circles which vary in size from 11-15m in diameter, all defined by stone walls up to 3.5m wide and 1m high and with entrances in the E. The farmstead consists of a five compartment long house with ancillary buildings, stock enclosures and dykes. The area to be scheduled measures 370m NE-SW by 170m to include the structures described above, as detailed in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as it consists of well-preserved prehistoric and post medieval settlements and field systems which have the potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric and post medieval settlement and agriculture.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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