Archaeology Notes

Event ID 673279

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NM15SW 18 14886 52358

NM 148 523. MacLean Burial-ground, Ardnish: This small burial-enclosure of the MacLean family stands above the E shore of Crossapol Bay. It is approximately square on plan, the walls varying in length between 7.6m and 7.9m. The principal or N facade, which contains the entrance-gateway, is a mixture of neo-Gothic and castellated styles, and is flanked by a pair of angle-turrets. The masonry is mainly of random rubble, while the dressings are of a reddish- coloured sandstone. The interior is in poor condition, and there are no surviving monuments of interest.

The burial-enclosure was erected as a family mausoleum by Alexander MacLean, 15th of Coll, who died in 1835.

RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.