Monument record MHG4046 - Biggeary township
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2565 4265 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NG24SE 19 2563 4265
Lying close to shore of Loch Varkasaig at a height of 10m OD are the substantial remains of what the 1st ed. OS map of 1877 shows to be the settlement of Biggeary, and which now consists of 8 ruinous rectangular structures with associated enclosures.
Information from R Miket, April 1989.
A township, comprising two roofed, ten unroofed buildings and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxvii). Eight unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 30 October 1996.
Previously recorded at grid ref. NG 256 425, updated and corrected with information from Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. Site no. 86, settlement recorded.
J Aitken : 18/02/02.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1583 Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Duirinish parish', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.35-43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 35-43. 41.
- --- SHG1828 Text/Report: Martin Wildgoose. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the Orbost Estate.. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
