MHG30916 - Goitean Forlaich
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Goirtean Forlaich (the field of the pass, the reference is to a toll gate). This is an early site and is perhaps one of the place names referred to in the 1509 charter which is no longer identifiable. It comprises the footings of several low rectangular buildings, runrig, field clearance as well as numerous stone and turf field walls and is associated with the old drove road, still visible in places, which runs from Kingairloch to the head of Glen Dubh, which ultimately leads west to Lochaline and the Sound of Mull.
(See Acts of the Lords of the Isles 1336-1493, Munro JM & RW, Edin 1986: Scottish History Society, 4th series, Vol 22;
Origines Parochiales Scotiae [Bannatyne Club] 1855;
Thornber lain, Dail na Cille, The Field of the Church, privately printed 2000.)
Site reported by Iain Thornber, 6/1/2002
JHooper, 13/5/2002
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 8230 5470 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM85SW |
| Civil Parish | ARDGOUR |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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