Canna, Conagearaidh, stone, burial-ground, farmstead, cultivation remains and other monuments: aerial view.

Description Canna, Conagearaidh, stone, burial-ground, farmstead, cultivation remains and other monuments: aerial view.

Date 2/9/1994

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 794151

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 26499 CN

Scope and Content Aerial view of Conagearaidh, Canna, Highland Conagearaidh is an area on the north-west coast of Canna. Traces of former human habitation in the area are visible. In this photograph there are the remains of a farmstead and buildings, and some enclosures. Towards the top of the image there are ridges visible in the land. These are the remains of 'lazy-beds', a type of cultivation which ensures maximum use of available land. These raised beds with ditches between were formed by first laying strips of manure in parallel strips, then the soil from either side was laid on top, creating the ditches and beds. It is probable the 'lazy-beds' were used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the population was very high. In 1794 the population was 304, whereas today it is only 16. Canna is one of the most westerly of the Small Isles and is situated to the north-west of Rhum. The island is low-lying and is a mixture of fertile ground, bog and moorland. In 1981 Canna was gifted to The National Trust for Scotland by Dr J L Campbell. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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