Monument record MHG55573 - Possible Kelp Burning Pit, Ardnish

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Grid reference NG 66827 23948 (point) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NG62SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish STRATH

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Remains of possible kelp burning pit at Ardnish. In the late 1700s, the OSA records that about 100 tons of kelp were made in the parish annually. Four years earlier it was selling for £6 per ton, but in the previous three years the price had dropped to £3.10s. <1>

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  • <1> Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Broadford. Yes. Digital. Site 97.

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2012 5:10PM

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