Monument record MHG5136 - Buaile Bhlair, Skeabost

Summary

Site of a 16th-century conflict between the Macleods and Macdonalds AD. 1539.

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 4133 4866 (80m by 80m) (Centred)
Map sheet NG44NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish SNIZORT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Buaile Bhlair: Site of conflict between the Macleods and Macdonalds AD. 1539. (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

A large cairn of stones, said to have covered the slain, until lately stood here, but was carted away to make room for the plough.
Name Book 1877. <1>

A large, probably chambered, cairn on the opposite side of Loch Snizort, 300m to the N, today bears the legend that it covers the slain of the battle. (q.v. NG44SW 11)
Visited by OS (C F W) 24 April 1961.

Thick tree cover prevented investigation of this site during a walkover survey in October 2007. <2>

The above description is referring to the chambered cairn MHG5131. <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 8, 15.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wood, J.. 2007. Desk Based Assessment and Walk-over Survey: Borve to Edinbane, Isle of Skye - Water Main Renewal. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. 25/10/2007. Digital. Site 12.
  • <3> Verbal Communication: Tilbury, S. Comment by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Mar 3 2009 2:44PM

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