Monument record MHG11350 - Clais Luachraich

NC24NW 7 220 493.

NC 222 493. A depopulated settlement of four buildings lies between Loch na Claise Luacuraich and the inlet of Loch Laxford. Constructed on the L-plan, the main building and walled courtyard form a rectangle, 50ft by 70ft. Walls do not exceed 3ft in height with the exception of one end wall almost 4ft high, and are about 3ft thick, with filled-cavity construction in places. Immediately to the S is the foundation of another building 25ft by 12ft, and about 150yds to the east, on a rocky knoll by the shore is a two-roomed dwelling built on an earth and stone platform, with an end wall 4ft high with bank. It measures 50ft by 15ft overall. The remains of an enclosure 15ft by 10ft lie under a crag at the extremity of the site.
T C Welsh 1969a.

NC 220 493. Remains of a small crofting township abandoned in the 18th/19th century, comprising six building footings, dimensions from 15m by 4m to 6m by 3m, several ruinous enclosures and remains of field walls. Outfield to NE contains indications of 'lazy-bed' cultivation. Visited by OS (JM) 27 May 1980.