Monument record MHG5201 - Lachasay
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4117 7137 (281m by 355m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG47SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG47SW 8 412 713.
(NG 412 713) Lachasay: on which there was one tenant, was cleared and the land added to Duntulm (A Mackenzie 1883) It is shown as deserted before 1875 (OS 6"map, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, 1st ed.) re-occupied 1901 (OS 6"map, 2nd ed.), but deserted again by 1914 (RCAHMS 1924)
A Mackenzie 1883; RCAHMS 1928.
Lachasay: a deserted farm comprising about 6 houses, 3 yards and a large enclosure.
A township, comprising one roofed, one partially roofed building, two unroofed buildings, three enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch maps (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1878, sheet iv). Eight unroofed buildings, four enclosures and one sheep pen are shown on the modern edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1966).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 8 October 1996.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2463 Text/Publication/Volume: Mackenzie, A. 1883. The Isle of Skye. xxxv.
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 176.
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2017 4:14PM
