Big Sand

NG77NE 11 centred on 753 792

A crofting township, comprising sixty-nine roofed, five partially roofed and twenty-one unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xliv). Thirty-seven roofed, six partially roofed and forty unroofed buildings are shown on the current editions of the OS 1:10000 map (1991) and 1:10560 map (1968).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 19 April 1996.

NG 799 7840 to NG 7614 8050 An archaeological desk-based assessment and walkover survey were undertaken for the proposed route of the Gairloch Water Supply Project. The following unrecorded sites were located:

Sand School

NG 7600 7935 (centre) Buildings, cultivation rigs.

Full report deposited in Highland SMR and the NMRS

Sponsor: Earth Tech Engineering Ltd for Scottish Water

S Farrell 2002