Monument record MHG40773 - Lazy Beds, Caradal settlement
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5689 0450 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG50SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
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Full Description
NG50SE 3 569 045.
(NG 569 045) Caradel: occupied in 1876 (OS 6"map, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., 1876), totally deserted by 1901 (OS 6"map, 2nd ed.)
Caradal, a depopulated township, is situated around and within a hollow in the hills on the S side of Inver Dalavil. It comprises about 11 ruined houses, some 10 outbuildings and 3 small enclosures. There are areas of lazy-beds on the lower lying ground.
Visited by OS (A S P) 21 June 1961.
Recorded in February 1994. Full details are lodged with Dualchas, Skye and Lochalsh Museums Service.
Sponsor: Clan Donald Lands? Trust.
Dualchas 1994d.
A crofting township, comprising fourteen roofed, two unroofed buildings, six enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet lxiii). Tweleve unroofed buildings, one enclosure and the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 4 December 1996.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG857 Text/Publication/Article: Dualchas. 1994. 'Glen Meadhonach (Sleat parish): landscape survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.41-2. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41-2. 42.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
