MHG19088 - Township - Colaboll
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Former township of Colaboll (previously recorded in the HER as two separate townships).
NC51SE 65 centred on 558 105
A township, comprising eight unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building of four compartments, two enclosures and a head-dyke, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xciv). One roofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 October 1995.
A small township, comprising three unroofed buildings, an enclosure, a field-system and a ring-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1879, sheet xciv). It is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 October 1995.
Suggested that from name element could be Norse settlement - HAW 8/2004
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5593 1048 (903m by 787m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC51SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/91149 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/91175 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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