Monument record MHG17643 - Daila Chregain

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 6250 5880 (160m by 160m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM65NW
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish MORVERN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Full Description

NM65NW 4 centred on 625 588

Dailachreagain. NM 624 587 and NM 626 590. Remains of c. 20 houses, occupied by 1755.
P Gaskell 1968

Two houses are still occupied. The burial ground at NM 6265 5887 contains several unmarked head stones and two recent monuments, the latest dated 1931. There is no trace of a church as suggested by the name Rudha na h' Eaglaise.
Visited by OS (R L) 1 June 1970

Twelve unroofed, six roofed buildings, three enclosures, a burial ground (NM65NW 15), and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xl). Eight unroofed, two partially roofed, two roofed buildings, one enclosure, and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 May 1998

Tombstones dating back to 1707.
Scottish Woodland Ltd, J.R.J.Reith. 1996.
J Aitken : 23/07/01.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Gaskell, P. 1968. Morvern transformed: a highland parish in the nineteenth century. 161.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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