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MHG5198 - Possible Site of Chapel, Achnacloich

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At Achnacloich, opposite Cnoc an Teampuill, there is the traditional site of a chapel (Information from Misses Macdonald, Achnacloich, Tarskavaig). It lies 90m NE of the Gillean Burn and is marked by a low mound which is crossed by a baulk dividing two crofts. On the baulk there is a large heap of stones, probably building material deposited there during field clearance. One of the stones, with the appearance of a crude font, measures 0.5m by 0.3m by 0.3m. In depth with a hollow 0.4m by 0.2m. By 0.1m. In depth: one end is broken. It is called the Teampuill Stone and was once used by local people in the belief that illnesses of the hands could be cured by immersing them in the water which collected in the hollow (Information from Misses Macdonald),
Visited by OS (A S P) 21 June 1961.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5907 0872 (40m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG50NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	SLEAT

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