Monument record MHG4337 - Camas Pliasgaig, Rhum
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4020 0235 (106m by 79m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG40SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Incomplete, in open woodland on a spur with N aspect, with an altitude of 20-30m OD.
SMR card.
NG40SW 4 402 023.
The settlement of Camas Pliasgaig comprises the remains of seven buildings situated on a spur between two streams; an eighth building lies on the shore, 70m to the NE. The buildings vary in size from 3.2m by 1.8m to 9.3m by 3.7m internally. Around the settlement, particularly on the W, there are traces of rig-and-furrow cultivation.
It is probably one of the 'little hamlets' noted by Pennant in 1772 and appears on the maps of Langlands and Thomson.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983.
T Pennant 1774; G Langlands 1801; J Thomson 1824; RCAHMS 1983
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2406 Text/Publication/Volume: Langlands, G and Sons. 1801. Map of Argyllshire.
- --- SHG2617 Text/Publication/Volume: Pennant, T. 1774. A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXII. 278.
- --- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 9, No.19.
- --- SHG2876 Image/Map: Thomson, J. 1824. Skye Island etc. Part of Inverness-shire.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
