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MHG18976 - Dun Ghallain

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NM66SW 13 646 604

The two buildings here were already unroofed by 1875. Areas of cultivated ground were shown nearby. This has been a desk assessment area.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993

Reconnaissance work in connection with the Millennium-funded Sunart Oakwood Project resulted in the discovery of a number of sites on adjoining estates, including:
NM 647 604 Deserted settlement.
Research into the history of the oakwoods is ongoing. Oak trees derived from maiden stems, singled coppice and multi-stemmed neglected coppice occur throughout the woodlands. Very occasional senile pollarded trees suggest an earlier woodland management regime, possibly dating from the late medieval period.
Sponsor: Forest Enterprise Lochaber.
J E Kirby 1997


A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings and a length of wall, and a field are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxvi). Two unroofed buildings and a partially enclosed field are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 7 May 1998

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Grid reference	Centred NM 6459 6040 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM66SW
Civil Parish	ARDNAMURCHAN
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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