Monument record MHG256 - Possible Township, Achtidonile

Summary

A possible township has been located here from documentary sources. Other than a possible clearance cairn, no trace of the township can be seen on the ground.

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Grid reference Centred NM 7350 5020 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM75SW
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish MORVERN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Centred 735 502.

The site of Achtidonile cannot be located.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 June 1970.

Achtidonile - Possibly a settlement before 1700. The name occurs in pre-18th century deeds, the only later reference being a pencil note on the mounted copy of Achranaich plan 1815, which places Achtidonile at c. NM 735 502, where there is a cairn, which may be the result of field clearance.
P Gaskell 1968.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Gaskell, P. 1968. Morvern transformed: a highland parish in the nineteenth century. 138.

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2008 5:09PM

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