MHG5330 - Niag-Ard
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NG70NW 3 744 069.
(Area: NG 744069) Niag - ard (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1902)
Niag - ard was once a thickly populated district, but is now deserted. It extends from Allt Niag - ard on W to Amhain Ghuserin on E. The HWM forms the N boundary.
Name Book 1873.
In 1849 over 500 people left the parish of Glenelg to emigrate to Canada.
A Mackenzie 1883.
By-passed - difficult access OS surveyor, October 1966.
A township, comprising twenty-seven unroofed buildings and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet lxxvi). Thirty unroofed buildings, three enclosures and some short lengths of field-wall are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1970).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 29 July 1996.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7427 0690 (1213m by 843m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG70NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | GLENELG |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11623 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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