MHG65621 - Clachan - Allt-na-Sugh
Summary
A small village or hamlet.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
What may be a crofting township comprising one unroofed, two partially roofed and thirty-nine roofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1880, sheet cxxiv). Four unroofed and twelve roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 8 May 1996
An archaeological assessment of the proposed route of the pipelines between Letterfearn and Ratagan, Ratagan and Ault a' Chruinn, and Ardelve and Sallachy was undertaken by C Dagg in 2000.
Clachan: A cluster of buildings of an older style, with rounded corners. All are unroofed although marked as roofed on he lst edition Ordnance survey map. Several types of building seem to be present. The buildings are centred on a boat slip, suggesting that the focus of the clachan was fishing. <1>
Ordnance Survey Mastermap <2>
1st Edition OS 6" <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG21065 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg,C.. 2000. Archaeological assessment of the proposed Route of Water Pipelines between Letterfearn and Ratagan, Ratagan and Ault a' Chruinn, and Ardelve and Sallachy, Lochalsh, Inverness-shire.. Catherine Dagg. 06/04/2000. Digital. Sites 33.
- <2> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
- <3> SHG23411 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1881. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map: Ross-shire. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9019 2972 (68m by 76m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG92NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KINTAIL |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/118002 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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