MHG62364 - Farmstead or fishermans' cottages - Loch Beag

Summary

The ruins of three buildings and an enclosure which may represent a former farmstead or may have been the cottages of fishermen.

Type and Period (2)

  • FARMSTEAD? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • FISHERMANS COTTAGE? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The ruins of three buildings and an enclosure which may represent a former farmstead or may have been the cottages of fishermen on the shore of Loch Beag.

The buildings are visible on vertical aerial photographs as rectangular earthworks immediately adjacent to the south east of the possible broch of Dun Diarmaid. They are shown on historic OS maps. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 3543 3816 (35m by 36m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG33NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish BRACADALE

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