Monument record MHG6511 - Eilean Trodday

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 4410 7880 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG47NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish KILMUIR

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Centred 441 778.

(NG 441 788) There was a chapel dedicated to St. Columba on Eilean Trodday (RCAHMS 1928) - Trodda (M Martin 1934) - Trodda (A Ross 1898) Listed under sites (RCAHMS 1928)
A Ross 1898; RCAHMS 1928; M Martin 1934.

A search of the island of Trodday revealed no traces of a chapel.
At NG 441 788, is a small ruined farm comprising 4 houses with yards attached.
There are some lazy-beds nearby. At NG 439 790, is a ruined shielding of two-cell type.
Visited by OS (A S P) 6 May 1961.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Ross, A. 1898. 'The Island of Iona', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 4 1888-95, p.222-33. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 222-33. 224.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Macleod, D J (ed.). 1934. A description of the Western Islands of Scotland circa 1695. 4th. 216.
  • --- 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. . 176, No. 558.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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