Monument record MHG7935 - C15-C16 Houses, Eilean Subhainn

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Grid reference Centred NG 9200 7199 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG97SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish GAIRLOCH

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NG97SW 4 92 72.

On Eilean Subhainn were the houses or huts where the sons of John Glanich Mackenzie, the second laird of Gairloch, dwelt in the sixteenth century, and where Alastair Breac, the fifth laird of Gairloch, resided from about 1628 to 1638. There are very slight, if any, remains of these dwellings.
J H Dixon 1886.

Investigation of this island proved negative. No further information. Visited by OS (E G C) 2 October 1964.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 102.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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