Monument record MHG49774 - Suisnish

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 5538 3506 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet NG53NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish PORTREE

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Full Description

NMRS Report: (19/09/2006 11:03:58)
NG53NE 201 NG 5538 3507

A survey of the townships of Suisnish and South Fearns was carried out by ACFA in April 2005 as part of a continuing programme of recording the physical remains of human activity on the island of Raasay (DES 2004, 78-9).

Township of Suisnish. The remains of the cleared township of Suisnish lie to the S and E of the village of Inverarish. It was cleared between 1841-51 to make way for a large sheep farm. The remains consist of some 48 structures comprising houses, barns/ byres and a large stone-built enclosure. In addition to these 19th century structures there is a souterrain, a hut circle and a small cairn or mound of indeterminate period and function. The township is
surrounded by an extensive field system comprising field banks and remains of rig.
Full report lodged with NMRS.
Sponsors: Glasgow Archaelogical Society, CBA Challenge Funding.
J MacDonald and J Scott Wood 2005

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 282721.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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