Monument record MHG4846 - Dunelireach
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2888 4182 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG24SE 3 2888 4182.
(NG 2888 4182) Dun (NR) (site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Dunelireach - the site of a dun, now occupied by a crofters cottage. (RCAHMS 1928)
The ONB says the cottage was built probably from the stones of the ancient building. (Name Book 1870)
RCAHMS 1928; Name Book 1870.
The site is still known as Dunelireach and occupies the summit of a low knoll. No traces of a dun now remains and the cottage that occupied its site is itself ruined.
Visited by OS (C F W) 15 May 1961.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 165, No. 531.
- --- SHG3372 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 4, 137.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
