MHG40774 - Lazy Beds, Ceapach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- LAZY BEDS (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG51NE 11 565 178.
Unnamed depopulated area deserted before c. 1875.
OS 6"map, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, 1st ed., (1875)
Probably one of 8 other townships in the neighbourhood of Ceapach (Keppoch - NG51NE 10), noted as cleared in 1852.
A Mackenzie 1883.
Depopulated township comprising about 5 houses with 2 or 3 outbuildings, There is a considerable amount of lazy-bed cultivation in evidence about the township, but the whole area is badly overgrown with bracken.
Visited by OS (C F W) 16 June 1961.
A small township, comprising four unroofed buildings and a field is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xlv). Three unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1965).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 13 November 1996.
Awaiting DES entry 98/072.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5649 1780 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11422 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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