Monument record MHG4158 - Eilean Ban, Loch Morar
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6979 9220 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM69SE |
| Civil Parish | ARISAIG AND MOIDART |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Site visit undertaken on 11.09.01 with members of the Moidart Local History Group. Building footings heavily obscured by bracken, so no comprehensive examination was possible, but fairly extensive remains are present. Additional information (see assoc docs) from Alaisdair Roberts, Bracora.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 12.09.01.
NM69SE 2 c. 698 922.
(Area NM 698 922) An illegal Roman Catholic Bishop's house (? Bishop Macdonald) was established on Eilean Ban, Loch Morar, in 1650. It was burnt down by the Duke of Cumberland in 1746.
Information from OS (A L F Rivet) Assistent Archaeol Officer.
According to Monseigneur MacInnes, Bishop Macdonald converted an existing farmhouse for use as a Roman Catholic college in 1714, which, as stated, was destroyed in 1746. Site of minor significance and not visited.
Visited by OS (N K B) 19 May 1970; Information from Monseigneur MacInnes, Chapel House, Morar.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
