Monument record MHG6549 - Brochel, Raasay
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5850 4630 (160m by 160m) (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 14 centred on 5850 4630
Situated on the coastal shelf which surrounds Brochel Castle (NG54NE 1) at about 40m OD is the deserted settlement of Brochel. The settlement consists of 25 ruinous houses and byres with their associated lazybeds and rig cultivation. Many clearance heaps lie all around.
Visited (Anon) 1991.
Miket, R et al. 1991; NMRS MS/530
Three roofed buildings, fourteen unroofed buildings, two of which are long buildings, an enclosure, a length of wall and part of a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxv). Three roofed, one partially roofed, eight unroofed buildings, some field walls and part of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 October 1996
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 45.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
