MHG35092 - Township - Camas Salach
Summary
A township on the southern shore of Loch Sunart which is first documented in 1674.
Type and Period (1)
- TOWNSHIP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NM66SE 19 centred 684 611
A township comprising five unroofed, six roofed buildings and a short length of field wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxvi). Two unroofed and two roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 7 May 1998.
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This site was visited as part of a walkover survey of the National Nature Reserve in 1999. A large number of features were identified including houses, ancillary buildings, yards, walls, boundaries, arable land and peat cuttings. Full details are available in the fieldwork report. <1>
Ordnance Survey Mastermap <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21224 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Robertson, J G. 1999. An Archaeological survey of Glencripesdale National Nature Reserve, Morvern, Argyll. Jennifer G Robertson. 30/09/1999. Digital (scanned as PDF). Sites 18 - 36.
- <2> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6859 6128 (828m by 997m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | NM66SE |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/145202 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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