MHG44811 - Eilean nan Clach
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- PRISON (Undated)
Protected Status
Full Description
This was pointed out to me as a 'former dungeon' by Mr and Mrs W Cameron or Grianan, Moy, on 9/8/02. Apparently there is a submerged causeway from Moy Castle.
John Wood 12/8/02
NMRS Notes:
NH73SE 3 7770 3405.
(NH 7770 3405) Eilean nan Clach (NAT) Formerly used as a Temporary Prison (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
This island, evidently partly artificial, was used as a temporary prison and place of execution by the clan chiefs before the abolition of heritable jurisdictions. A gallows stood here within the memory of old people living in 1845 (ISSFC 1888).
According to Stuart, the island is built of stones resting on piles. ISSFC 1888; J Stuart 1868.
Eilean nan Clach was inaccessible as all available boats are laid up for the winter, but the name and tradition are still known locally. It is probably a crannog.
Visited by OS (N K B) 9 November 1966.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (A A) 27 September 1972.
Eilean nan Clach, the ruin of a crannog of Iron Age or Dark Age date, now appears above water level as a large cairn of boulders, of similar dimensions to an average crannog.
E A Meldrum 1972.
Air photographs, taken by Jill Harden in 1989, are in Inverness Museum (8907.11-13 INVMG).
Information from J Harden 1989.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1238 Text/Publication/Article: Stuart, J. 1868. 'Notice of a group of artificial islands in the Loch of Dowalton, Wigtonshire, and of other artificial islands or "Crannogs" throughout Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 6 1864-6, p.114-78. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 114-78. 129.
- --- SHG3162 Text/Publication/Article: Meldrum, E A. 1972. 'Loch Moy and its islands'. 21.
- --- SHG5012 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG5013 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG5014 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG5015 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG760 Text/Publication/Article: ISSFC. 1888. 'Excursion to Craggie and Loch Moy, Saturday, 4th June 1881', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 2 1880-3, p.99-118. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 99-118. 109.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7770 3405 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH73SE |
| Civil Parish | MOY AND DALAROSSIE |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11447 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14137 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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