Monument record MHG12011 - Farmstead, Salamor

CUCAP air photographs show a small roofless building at NC 3760 6868.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 11 August 1995.

A partially roofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet v). It is shown as a five compartment, unroofed building on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1991).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 10 August 1995.

The enclosures and fields are as described by the previous field investigator. The ruined longhouse of Solmar is 40.0m by 4.0m, standing to the wall head in places.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 27 November 1978.

About 150 m SW of the ruins of Solmar is an extensive area of rectangular enclosures. The area lies in a wide hollow running N-S and the enclosures are separated by banks of turf measuring 3.0m wide, varying from 0.1m to 0.3m in height. It is probable that the area is an elaborate system of fields belonging to the croft of Solmar.
Visited by OS (W D J) 11 April 1960.

(Centred NC 3753 6855) Earthworks.
Visible on OS air photograph 5.S.20:190 :flown 18 August 1955.

Salamor is a shepherd's dwelling.
Name Book 1874. <1>

a) subrectangular, tri-compartmental structure, built of roughly dressed basal quartzite blocks and and apparently all of one build except for largely levelled S compartment, which appears to have been rebuilt on earlier footings. The rest stands largely to wall heads. Stripfields 151 lie on terrace below, to SW.
B) On terrace directly below steading, perched above small beach, is a small rectangular structure defined by low footings. The initials 'K A' have been spelled in stones in interior - at NC 3760 6868.
See Sutherland Coastal Survey report (Brady & Morris 1998) for dimensions and further description of steading buildings. Stone used is similar to that 19th century sheepfolds elsewhere on the headland (eg site 125), suggesting they were built in single phase of Improvements with stone brought in for the purpose.
19th century shepherd's steading, possibly overlying remains of earlier township (though no real evidence on the ground for this, other than strip fields 151). See NMRS NC36NE 3.
On level terraces under thick turf and marram, tucked into base of steep craggy slope to E. W-facing across Kyle of Durness and Eilean Dubh.
Recommendations: None. <2><3>