Find Spot record MHG5784 - Loch Chaluim Chille
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3779 6869 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG36NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
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Full Description
Centred 378 687.
Several chessmen, carved in ivory, were found in the loch at Monkstadt during the process of draining (Loch Cholium Cille, drained 1763 and 1824) and are now in the possession of Lord Londesborough. One of these is probably the piece presented to the NMAS in 1782 by a former Lord Macdonald, representing two helmed knights seated back to back (J A Smith 1862).
Listed under Viking period (RCAHMS 1928).
Visited by OS (C F W) 9 November 1960; J A Smith 1862; RCAHMS 1928.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1258 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, J A. 1862. 'Notice of bronze relics, etc., found in the Isle of Skye', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 3 1857-60, p.101-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 101-6. 104-5; illust..
- --- 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. . lv.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
