Monument record MHG25230 - Carraig
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 5539 5780 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM55NE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM55NE 2 centred on 554 578
(NM 553 578) Carraig. Remains of 10 houses. Though none are shown in 1770, 9-10 buildings appear here on an 1836 plan. Dates of early occupation unknown; cleared about 1843. Remains of another house at NM 557 572.
P Gaskell 1968
A township comprising six unroofed buildings, one enclosure of six compartments, some of which may also be unroofed buildings, and what may be two phases of head-dyke, one length of which is shared to the SW with another township (NM55NW 1), is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxxix). Eight unroofed buildings, three enclosures and the head-dyke are shown the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 May 1998
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2242 Text/Publication/Volume: Gaskell, P. 1968. Morvern transformed: a highland parish in the nineteenth century. 167.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
