MHG58559 - Cleared beach, Slisneach
Summary
Cleared beach, Slisneach
Type and Period (1)
- LANDING POINT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Slisneach
These sites were recorded by NOSAS in 2008/9 as part of an archaeological survey of outer Loch Hourn.
Slisneach is an exceptional area, facing both north onto Loch Hourn and west onto the Sound of Sleat, which lies at the mouth of the loch. Whereas the limit of the loch on its north side is rather vague - though generally accepted locally to be Sandaig (Billy Mackenzie, pers. comm.) - there is no mistaking its southern limit at Rubha Ard Slisneach. After Culloden, Slisneach was not forfeited, but Inverguseran, the next farm to the south was. Slisneach was occupied at this time as a wadset, held by a son of Macdonnell of Scotus (Munro 1984). Today, Inverguseran is a thriving sheep farm, of which Slisneach forms a small part.
Site 1049. A cleared landing, which lies 48m W of Site 1048. It is aligned N-S and is 8m long and at most 5m wide. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2010 AP’s <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24749 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wombell, J and Hooper, J. 03/2009. A Report on the 2009 Archaeological Survey of Outer Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.102 Site 1049.
- <2> SHG27785 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2010. Getmapping aerial photography 2010. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7532 0920 (11m by 21m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG70NE |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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