Monument record MHG22369 - Port Longaig
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7760 9540 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM79NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NM 779 951 and NM 776 954 Above the N shore of Loch Nevis on a gently sloping area at the foot of a rocky scarp is a drystone-walled sheep fank with a structure along its NE end measuring internally 6.6 x 2.5m, probably originally a free-standing house. There is a stone-walled enclosure, 14m square, 20m to the SE; 50m E of this enclosure the turf-covered founds of a structure, overall 7m E-W by 4m transversely.
About 300m to the NW are the founds of a further structure, 8.5m E-W by 4m transversely over banks 1m thick. A full report, plan and slides have been lodged with the NMRS.
R C Callander 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1359 Text/Publication/Article: Callandar, R C. 1996. 'Port Longaig, Knoydart (Glenelg parish), deserted settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996, p.64. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 64. 64.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
