Monument record MHG48938 - Skye, Borreraig, Macrimmon Memorial Cairn
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 19076 53835 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG15SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (18/10/2005)
NG15SE 79 19077 53836
NG15SE 4 1891 5363 MacCrimmon School of Piping
NG15SE 70 18735 53604 School (Piping Heritage Museum)
The Macrimmons of Skye, hereditary pipers to the Macleods of Dunvegan, had a regular school or college for pipers on Borreraig farm, opposite Dunvegan Castle across Loch Follart. The school was endowed with a grant of the farm, but in the late 18th century the endowment was withdrawn and the establishment broken up. In 1838 the land was divided up into a number of small holdings.
The college building was divided into two parts, classroom and sleeping quarters; the pupils practised in a hollow nearby.
In 1933 a memorial cairn was erected at NG 19045281 with the Gaelic inscription' ...near this spot stood the Macrimmon School of Music 1500-1800.'
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845; F T Macleod 1933; I F Grant 1959; Visited by OS (C F W) 5 May 1961.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 276067.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
