Monument record MHG40769 - Lazy Beds, Bharcasaig

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 2469 4220 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG24SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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Full Description

NG24SW 4 247 422.

(NG 247 422) Varkasaig: shown as a township in 1824 (Information from W Johnson's Map of Skye, 1824)
Visited by OS (A C) 12 January 1961.

The site of the depopulated township of Varkasaig has been cleared and planted by the Forestry Commission. The aerial photographs show at least 14 ruined houses with some outbuildings and enclosures (RAF AP CPE/Scot/UK/175: 4149-50)
Lazy-beds covered large areas of the surrounding land.
Visited by OS (A S P) 21 January 1961.

Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. Site No. 33.
J Aitken : 13/02/02.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report: Martin Wildgoose. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the Orbost Estate.. .

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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