Monument record MHG53606 - Building, N of Leitir Fura, Kinloch, Isle of Skye

Summary

A small building with rounded corners, situated to the N of Leitir Fura Township. Its function could not be determined. It is shown on modern Ordnance Survey Mapping.

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 7312 1598 (9m by 11m)
Map sheet NG71NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER

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Full Description

A small, stone-built, structure lying on a north-east to south-west alignment amongst the scrub hazel on the hillside to the north of Leitir Fura. The surviving walls form a round cornered rectangle 8.50 meters long by 5.50 meters wide over walls which vary in thickness from 0.80 of a meter to 1.10 meters. The walls stand to a maximum of 1.25 meters. A door opening 0.70 of a meter wide lies in the centre of the south-east wall. There are no surviving window openings. <1>

Archive report includes plans, recording sheet and photographs. <2>

Appears on modern Ordnance Survey mapping. <3>

Recorded during original 1996 survey of the township. Suggested as a bothy. <4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose M. 01/2010. Leitir Fura, Kinloch, Isle of Skye: A Clearance Settlement Managed for Public Display - A Re-evaluation after 10 years of Public Access. Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey. Digital. Site LF.2010.17.
  • <2> Collection/Project Archive: Wildgoose M. 01/2010. Leitir Fura, Kinloch, Isle of Skye: A Clearance Settlement Managed for Public Display - A Re-evaluation after 10 years of Public Access (Project Archive). Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey. Digital. Site LF.2010.17.
  • <3> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital.
  • <4> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M and Kozikowski, G. 1996. Leitir Fura: A survey of the visible remains and the related relic landscape. Dualchas Museums' Service. Digital. Site 17.

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2010 3:12PM

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