MHG18590 - Skiary township - Loch Hourn
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG90NW 1 centred 9290 0710
NG 929 071 On the S shore of Loch Hourn on either side of Allt Coire Mhicrail are the ruins of some 15 buildings both gabled and hip roofed, most of which stand to wall-head height. At the time of the survey for the First Edition OS map most were shown as roofed. Currently only one building is occupied.
R C Callander 1995.
Depicted as a cluster of roofed buildings on OS 1st ed. Map of Inverness-shire (Mainland sheet 78, 1876).
Information from RCAHMS (KM) 26 October 1995.
A township, comprising nine roofed buildings, one partially roofed building, two unroofed buildings and five enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet lxxviii). One roofed building, ten unroofed buildings and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 1 August 1996.
The township at Skiary was extensively surveyed as part of the NOSAS project at Loch Hourn, a programme of fieldwork running from 2000-2009. A plane table survey was completed in 2006. <1>
See individual records for details of buildings and features.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1501 Text/Publication/Article: Callander, R C. 1995. 'Skiary, Loch Hourn (Glenelg parish), deserted township', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1995, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. 45.
- <1> SHG25085 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wombell, J. 03/2007. A Report on the 2006 Archaeological Survey of Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. fig. 13.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9281 0713 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG90NW |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/87552 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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