Monument record MHG6527 - Cladh an Torrain
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 59409 48970 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG54NE 4 5941 4897.
(NG 5941 4897) Cladh an Torrain (NAT). Burial Ground (NR).
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
At the east end of Torran, a small cluster of cottages on the north side of Loch Arnish, is a small disused burial ground.
It lies above and behind a high rock outcrop, beneath some trees, and close to a footpath from the cottages to the school. Only a few feet across, it is hemmed in against the rock by some boulders, and the burial places are marked with small stones. Local inhabitants say it was used about 80 years ago for plague burials, mostly of small children.
Visited by OS (A S P) 12 June 1961.
The site was surveyed by members of ACFA in 2005 as part of their ongoing survey of the archaeological and historical monuments on Raasay. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG22482 Text/Publication/Monograph: Wood, J S and Macdonald, J (eds). 2005. An Archaeological Survey of St Moluag's Chapel and Pictish Stones and Monuments of The Isle of Raasay. ACFA Occasional Papers. 82. Paper (Original). p.24.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 8 2012 12:00PM
