MHG27846 - Scalpay
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- HEAD DYKE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG63NE 2 centred on 607 328
A township comprising seventeen unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxxvi). Twenty-one unroofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 8 November 1996
Visited during walkover survey in September 2009. On the 1:10,560 map of 1968,5 of the buildings are marked as having 2 compartments, with one of 3 compartments. A section of head-dyke is shown to the west wide of the village,
upslope and towards the burn; a further section is shown to the south. The head-dyke is not shown on the 1st edition or 2nd edition OS map. A total of 25 buildings and three enclosures are shown on 2nd edition OS of 1903. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6070 3263 (327m by 292m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG63SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/119698 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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