Monument record MHG7905 - Lub A' Gharbhrain township
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 2761 7658 (184m by 232m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NH27NE |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | FODDERTY |
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Full Description
NH27NE 1 276 765.
Garbhraon (NAT) OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1905)
'Garbhraon' is name applied to 'some ruins situate on the south side of Allt a' Gharbh Room, about half a mile west of Loch a'Gharbh Roon..'
Name Book 1881, ref no. 37, 131
A depopulated area consisting of 5 buildings and at least two, small, associated enclosures. The buildings vary from mere footings (9m by 4m) to a substantial structure 18.6 x 5m, the stone walls of which still stand to a maximum height of 1.9m. The enclosures are bounded by stony banks 0.4m maximum height. On west side of area and close to boundary of arable land are slight remains of an oval-shaped shieling, nearby are the amorphous remains of two others.
Visited by OS (E G C) 17 April 1963
Depopulation site consisting of five buildings and at least two small associated enclosures. The buildings vary from footings (9m x 4m) to a substantial structure (18.6m x 5m) which has stone walls to a height of 1.9m. The enclosures are bounded by stony banks. To the west are the remains of an oval-shaped shieling and the amorphous remains of two others.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993
Two unroofed buildings and a field-system are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xlix) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1966).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 February 1996
Name Book (County), Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book No. 37, 131 (Text/Publication/Volume). SHG3369.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3369 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 37, 131.
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Record last edited
May 26 2016 2:48PM