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MHG40765 - Lazy Beds, Camasunary

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NG51NW 3 516 192.

NG 516 192. A depopulated township comprising about 10 ruined houses situated on the rocky valley bottom at the head of Camus Fhionnairidh. There is some lazy-bed cultivation in evidence on the lower valley slopes.
In the vicinity of the present home of Camusunary at 515 198 are the ruins of a substantial house and its outbuildings, probably the house of the sheep-run which succeeded the old township.
Visited by OS (C F W) 17 June 1961;
Visible on RAF APs CPE/Scot/UK/ 372: 4069-70

A township, comprising two unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xlv). Nine unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1991).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 13 November 1996.

Awaiting DES entry 98/072.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5159 1920 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG51NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	STRATH

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