Monument record MHG5329 - Township - Samadalan, Glenelg
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7315 0624 (1822m by 1119m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG70NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG70NW 2 733 060.
(Area: NG 733 060) Samadalan (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1902)
Samadalan was at one time a thickly populated district, but now deserted. The area is bounded on N by the HWM, Airor Burn on W and Allt Niag-ard on E. (Name Book 1873)
In 1849 over 500 people left the parish of Glenelg to emigrate to Canada. (A Mackenzie 1883)
Name Book 1873; A Mackenzie 1883. <1> <2>
By-passed - difficult access OS surveyor, October 1966.
A township, comprising two roofed buildings, twenty-four unroofed buildings and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet lxxvi). Twenty-four unroofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1970).
Info from RCAHMS (AKK) 29 July 1996.
The western part of this township was noted by WCAS during a 2012 DBA and walkover survey. Ruined buildings, walls, enclosures, rig and furrow, clearance cairns, pens, tracks were all noted. For individual feature descriptions, please see associated report. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG3360 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 29, 18.
- <2> SHG2465 Text/Publication/Volume: Mackenzie, A. 1883. The history of the Highland clearances: containing a reprint of Donald Macleod's "Gloomy memories of the Highlands; and a verbatim report of the trial of the Braes crofters". 1st. 194.
- <3> SHG25866 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, S. and Peteranna, M.. 2012. Airor, Knoydart Peninsula - Woodland Planting Scheme: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Walkover Survey. West Coast Archaeological Services. Digital. Sites 19-21, 29a-34b, 62-71, 79-87.
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Record last edited
Nov 25 2013 4:22PM
