MHG6250 - Inverie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- (Alternate Type) CASTLE? (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Name Centred: NM 776 991) Site of Castle (NR).
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1902)
The site of an old castle, of which nothing now remains. It is said to have been destroyed in 1745 because its owner favoured the Stuart course.
Name Book 1873.
At NM 7761 9917 in marshy haughland is a circular turf-covered mound measuring c.20.0m in diameter and c.1.5m high with a level top c.8.0m in diameter. There is no trace of a surrounding ditch and bank.
There is no evidence to support this as being the site of a castle. Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R L) 19 May 1970.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7763 9919 (31m by 32m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM79NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22718 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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