Monument record MHG29498 - Stroupan a' Bhile
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7184 4586 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG74NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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Full Description
The GR for this is in open field to W of house and is wrong. The correct location has been allocated another SMR number - check - HAW 5/2003
This site is located near the entrance of Applecross House Drive, within a replanted wood. This drinking place, locally known as "Stroupan a' Bhile" or translated to 'The small spout of the lips'.
It may be the site of the Holy Well mentioned by Dr Reeves in Vol 3 of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland 1857 to 1860. The road round the bay was completed in 1800 and laid over part of a building. The building may have been a monks cell - set up by Melrubha's followers. Others located in Lochcarron and Torridon/Sheiling area.
Grid References need checked!
Information supplied by the"Applecross Historical Society".
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 30/01/01.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
