MHG10797 - Township - Feighglass nr Killamlamkill
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC80NE 19 centred on 851 099
Centred: NC 853 092 Kilamlamkill. Shown as a group of about six buildings with arable. <1>
On a Sutherland Estate Map by D Aitkin dating to 1775, this may be the settlement labelled as 'Ardachu'. <2>
Area centred NC 8510 0994. The stone and turf foundations of six buildings and two enclosures. The buildings vary in size from 5.0 by 3.0m to 15.0m by 4.0m and in height from 0.2 to 0.5m. The enclosures are 0.4m high.
Visited by OS (E G C) 16 July 1961.
A township comprising four unroofed buildings, two enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xcvii). Six unroofed buildings, an enclosure and some field walls, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 1 November 1995
Associated features are visible in vertical aerial photography. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG29862 Image/Map: Aitkin, D.. 1775. Copy Plan of the ground and marches in dispute between Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland and John Gordon of Caroll Esq.. Sutherland Estate.
- <1> SHG2745 Text/Publication/Volume: Roy, W. 1747-55. Military Survey of Scotland. sheet 36/2.
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8516 1011 (380m by 326m) Indicative centroid |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6464 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://maps.nls.uk/estates/rec/8780 (View digital copy of 1775 map on the NLS website)
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