Monument record MHG2674 - Crannog, Loch Meiklie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4299 3000 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH43SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
There is a possible artificial island on Loch Meiklie.
O Blundell 1909
The artificial island is now submerged, probably due to the silting of the outlet of the loch.
Mr. William MacKay, author, visited the island about 1876 and was informed,that a causeway was known to run some distance from the shore, and then turn at right angles in order to deceive strangers.'
O Blundell 1913
No trace of a possible artificial island could be found in Loch Meiklie, and no natural island exists in the loch. Local inhabitants who have 'fished the Loch for over half a century' have never noticed anything unusual in the waters - either pertaining to an artificial island or a causeway connecting it to the shore. According to Mr.MacKell (Mr A C Schoolhouse, Senior Secondary School, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire) there is no certain evidence of crannogs or lake dwellings in the glen. Visited by OS (R D) 22 July 1964
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (R L) 14 October 1970
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1275 Text/Publication/Article: Blundell, O. 1909. 'Notice of the examination, by means of a diving-dress, of the artificial island, or crannog, of Eilean Muireach, in the south end of Loch Ness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 43 1908-9, p.159-64. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 159-64. 32.
- --- SHG829 Text/Publication/Article: Blundell, F O. 1913. 'Further notes on the artificial islands in the Highland area', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 47 1912-13, p.257-302. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 257-302. 267-9.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
