MHG567 - Building, Tigh an Easbuig
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Tigh an Easbuig: The turf-covered footings of this structure, situated in Forestry Commission woodland some 260m W of Keil farmhouse, indicate a rectangular building measuring 11m by 5.8m over 0.9m walls, with an adjacent enclosure measuring 16.8m by 15.5m. The local name means 'the Bishop's House', a term which probably derives from Mr Hector MacLean, minister of Morvern from 1639 to 1679 and bishop of Argyll from 1680 to 1687. A member of the family that occupied the adjacent farm of Knock, he is on record in 1671 as tacksman of Keil.
Visited May 1974.
RCAHMS 1980.
Remains of 3 houses and outlines of others visible on 1966 air photographs (), are in an area now covered by forest. The main clearance took place 1841-51.
P Gaskell 1968.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2242 Text/Publication/Volume: Gaskell, P. 1968. Morvern transformed: a highland parish in the nineteenth century. 148.
- --- SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . Vol.3, 235, No.360.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6670 4540 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM64NE |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/79963 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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