MHG4059 - Ben Scoval
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Type and Period (1)
- FARMSTEAD (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG15SE 57 172 509
On the lower slopes of Ben Scoval at a height of 90m OD are the remains of two stone-built long-houses, 13m by 6m, and 11.3m by 5m overall. The larger house has now been converted to a sheep-dipping complex. Information from J McDonald, A McNicol and J Robinson, 3 April 1989.
A farmstead, comprising two unroofed buildings, one of which is a two compartment L-shaped building, and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xx). Two unroofed structures and attached lengths of wall annotated as a sheep wash are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 22 October 1996.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 1719 5090 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG15SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10680 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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