MHG58581 - Building, Inverguseran
Summary
Building, Inverguseran
Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Inverguseran
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 1077. A sub-rectangular building, with drystone, double faced walls standing to 1.5m in height. The walls have the remnants of a turf capping. The structure has rounded corners externally and measures 4m NW-SE x 2.3m NE-SW internally. There is an entrance in the NE corner, with a stone lintel above and a tiny window in the NW gable, measuring 0.35m x 0.21m, with double stone lintels. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 AP’s <2>
1st Edition OS 6" <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <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.105 Site 1077 p.55 Fig 20.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
- <3> SHG23755 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873-6. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Inverness-shire. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7452 0798 (8m by 7m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG70NW |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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