Monument record MHG44808 - Loch an Tachdaidh

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 0954 3797 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH03NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish LOCHALSH

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Full Description

NH03NE 1 0955 3797.

There are two crannogs in An Gead Loch,(D MacKay, Marydale) one with an evident causeway to the shore.
F O Blundell 1913

There are no crannogs on An Gead Loch, but at NH 0955 3797 about 15.0m from the S. shore of Loch an Tachdaidh, there is a natural island 40.0 by 26.0m and 2.0m high, connected to the mainland by a well-defined causeway 3.5m. wide and protruding about 0.2m above the surface. There are no structures on the island.
Visited by OS (N K B) 24 October 1966

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Blundell, F O. 1913. 'Further notes on the artificial islands in the Highland area', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 47 1912-13, p.257-302. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 257-302. 281.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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