Monument record MHG501 - Township - Gleann Nan Iomairean, Morvern
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6030 5030 (668m by 668m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM65SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Gleann nan Iomairean. There are the outlines and remains of at least 10 houses and an arable enclosure in this area. Occupied by 1770, probably abandoned by 1819, a (?) later house at NM 601 503.
P Gaskell 1949. <1>
Site not visited. Arable enclosure but no houses visible on aerial photographs.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 June 1970.
This township was noted by WCAS during a 2011 DBA and walkover survey in advance of a woodland creation scheme. Boundary walls were noted, as was a ruinous area of settlement that existed outside of the survey area. Please see report for more details. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG2242 Text/Publication/Volume: Gaskell, P. 1968. Morvern transformed: a highland parish in the nineteenth century. 152.
- <2> SHG25910 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, S and Peteranna, M. 2011. Woodland Creation Project: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Walkover Survey - Killundine Estate, Morvern. West Coast Archaeological Services. Digital. Site 17.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 3 2014 12:23PM
