Monument record MHG6485 - Peinmhor township

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Grid reference Centred NG 4812 3981 (329m by 359m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG43NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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NG43NE 2 481 398.

(NG 481 398) Peinnmhor: shown as township in 1824. (W Johnson's Map of Skye, 1824) (Modern house Peinmore at NG 480 408).

The depopulated township of Peinnmhor, situated on the E side of the Varragill Valley, comprises a main group of 5 ruined houses with two enclosures, one rebuilt as a sheepfold, and about 8 outlying ruined houses. (Visible on RAF APs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1088-9)
All are contained within a strong stone enclosure wall (now turf-covered) which runs from N to S along the eastern perimeter of the township. Condition fair.
Visited by OS (C F W) 20 April 1961.

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2017 9:41AM

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