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MHG58568 - Building, pen, rig and furrow, Slisneach

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Building, pen, rig and furrow, Slisneach

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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 1062. A rectangular structure on a NW-SE alignment, measuring 7m x 3m internally. The stone walls are double faced, with a rubble core, and are coarsely built, with curved corners. An internal division at the SE end has created a small pen. There is extensive rig and furrow cultivation in vicinity. The stone footings of a wall extend from the building for c 30m to the SE of the structure. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 AP’s <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 7523 0896 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG70NE
Civil Parish	GLENELG
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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