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MHG5022 - Struanbeg, Skye

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NG33NW 8 333 374.

The township of Struanbeg, shown at NG 333 374 (Information from W Johnson's Map of Skye, 1824) was added to the tack of Ullinish in 1841 when Gibbon became factor to McLeod, and the tenants were removed (A Mackenzie 1883) There is an unnamed depopulated area shown here in 1877 (OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 1st ed.,)
A Mackenzie 1883; Visited by OS (A C) 20 January 1961.

Struanbeg, a depopulated 'run-rig' township, comprises 25 ruined houses some yards and small enlosures. There is a considerable area of lazy-beds surrounding it.
Some of the houses stand apart on the seashore.
Visited by OS (A S P) 2 June 1961.

A township, comprising eighteen unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, one unroofed structure and two fields is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxxiii). Nineteen unroofed buildings and five enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 6 November 1996.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 3321 3751 (435m by 470m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG33NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	BRACADALE

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