MHG40766 - Lazy Beds, Ardtrec township
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NG33NW 11 335 363.
(NG 335 363) At Ardtreck Point, in a sheltered place below steep rocky slopes, is the depopulated township of Ardtrec (Information from D Steel, Postmaster, Carbost). (Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1021-2)
There are about 11 ruined houses with associated yards and enclosures. There are lazy-beds.
Visited by OS (A S P) 2 June 1961.
A township, comprising five unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxxiii). Fourteen unroofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 6 November 1996.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3350 3630 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG33NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11057 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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