MHG64110 - Shepherd's bothy and enclosures - Meanach
Summary
A shepherd's bothy and enclosures at Meanach.
Type and Period (2)
- SHEPHERDS HUT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A shepherd's bothy and enclosures at Meanach.
This former shepherd’s cottage, now a bothy, is situated in a remote pass between Glen Nevis to the W and Loch Trieg to the E, a little over 200m N of the Abhainn Rath. It is a single storey 3-bay building, originally part of a longer range whose footings extend to the E. A series of enclosures are located nearby and the ruins of at least two other buildings are visible on vertical aerial photographs 37m NE and 64m SE of the bothy respectively.
‘Meananach’ is depicted as a roofed building and four enclosures on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, sheet cxiii, 1872) and it was described at the time as ‘A dwelling house of one story thatched and in good repair with a small portion of arable land attached, a little north west of Luib Chaorich, it is the property of Lord Abingen’ with W Cuthberton as tenant (OS Name Book, Inverness-shire No. 45, p.147).
On the night of the 1881 census ‘Miananach’ was occupied by shepherd John MacDonald (37), his wife Mary (36), their three daughters Sarah (8), Margaret (5) and Mary (1), and their nephew Donald Hay (14).
Information from HES Archaeological Survey (D M Bratt) 5 July 2022
(Allan 2017, 156-7)
The building and associated features are visible on vertical aerial photographs taken between 2001 ('Millennium Map' series) and 2021. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG27392 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2013. Getmapping aerial photography 2013.
- <3> SHG29107 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2021. Getmapping aerial photography 2021. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 2660 6854 (145m by 340m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN26NE |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/375705 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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