MHG10951 - Canarchy Township
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (3)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- HEAD DYKE (Undated)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Carnachy (OS 6"map, Sutherland, 1st ed., 1873). The remains of a depopulated settlement mentioned as Carnachu in 1726 (Macfarlane 1906-8), which since it was under sheep-farming in 1873 (ONB 1873) is presumably one of those abandoned during the clearance of Strathnaver between 1814 and 1819.
Name Book 1873; W Macfarlane 1906-8; J Prebble 1963.
The deserted township of Carnachy (name verified) comprises sixteen building footing or more, including three 'longhouses' ranging in size from 28 by 4 to 37 by 4m, a number of accompanying enclosures remains of a head dyke; and broken traces of field banks. Rig and furrow cultivation is discernible but modern agriculture intrudes upon much of the area.
Visited by OS (J M) 15 December 1978.
A township comprising 7 unroofed buildings, 1 of which is a long building and 3 enclosures is depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xxvii). 18 unroofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on current edition OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 August 1995.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG17834 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17835 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17839 Image/Photograph(s): Canarchy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17840 Image/Photograph(s): Canarchy. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2441 Text/Publication/Volume: Mitchell, Sir A and Clark, J T (eds.). 1906-8. Geographical collections relating to Scotland. Vol. 1, 188.
- --- SHG2636 Text/Publication/Volume: Prebble, J. 1963. The Highland clearances. 106-24.
- --- SHG3351 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 20, 197.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7195 5170 (481m by 567m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6310 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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