Monument record MHG6250 - Inverie
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7761 9917 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM79NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(Name Centred: NM 776 991) Site of Castle (NR).
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1902)
The site of an old castle, of which nothing now remains. It is said to have been destroyed in 1745 because its owner favoured the Stuart course.
Name Book 1873.
At NM 7761 9917 in marshy haughland is a circular turf-covered mound measuring c.20.0m in diameter and c.1.5m high with a level top c.8.0m in diameter. There is no trace of a surrounding ditch and bank.
There is no evidence to support this as being the site of a castle. Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R L) 19 May 1970.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3360 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 29, 125.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
