Monument record MHG4934 - Feriniquarrie
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 1699 5050 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG15SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
Lying on an artificially raised platform on the south side of a small burn and at a height of 30m OD are the remains of two rectangular stone buildings. The largest being 13m by 4.2m overall with walls 1m thick. The second structure 4.5m by 3.6m overall with walls 0.9m thick. A small circular structure lies behind the larger building. Extensive rig cultivation within enclosures lies to the north.
Information from A Johnstone, 3 April 1989.
A farmstead, comprising two unroofed buildings and an enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xx). One unroofed building and an attached enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 22 October 1996.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1583 Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Duirinish parish', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.35-43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 35-43. 36.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
