Monument record MHG5279 - Lionachan
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NG 8878 1850 (225m by 185m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NG81NE |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | GLENELG |
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Full Description
NG81NE 4 888 185.
Lionachan, a depopulated settlement, situated close by a small burn in the area centred at NG 888 185. It comprises 7 buildings, varying in size from 6.0m x 3.5m to 25.0m x 3.5m, and up to 1.0m in height, 2 small enclosures, of which one on the N bank of the burn contains lazy beds, and a corn-drying kiln. The settlement was depopulated in 1840 for the introduction of sheep.
Visited by OS (N K B) 6 October 1966.
A township, comprising nine unroofed buildings and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Ross-shire 1876-80, sheet xlvi). Six unroofed buildings and one enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 July 1996.
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2017 2:30PM