MHG60549 - Building - Doire-Chlaigionn, Torridon

Summary

Ruined building with a dividing wall at Doire-Chlaigionn, Torridon.

Type and Period (1)

  • BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A township comprising seven roofed, two partially roofed, three unroofed buildings and a field-system is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xcii). Twelve unroofed buildings and a field-system are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 April 1996.

A walkover survey of the area around Doire-chlaigionn was undertaken by Macinnes, A. and Doe, T. in 2014.

Site 7. Ruin with a dividing wall and ditch to the rear. Behind this ruin the head dyke continues to the north. The walls are made with chosen stone and boulders and there is no evidence of a chimney. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2009 aerial photographs. <2>

1st Edition OS 6" <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 8249 5469 (10m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG85SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish APPLECROSS

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