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Midtown, Inverasdale
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Midtown, Inverasdale
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 105016
Site Number NG88NW 8
NGR NG 816 855
NGR Description centred on NG 816 855
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105016
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG88NW 8 centred on 816 855
A crofting township comprising forty-eight roofed, three partially roofed, eight unroofed buildings and their associated enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xxxi). Forty-one roofed, three partially roofed, sixteen unroofed buildings and their associated enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1990).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 April 1996
NG 81 84 A walkover survey in February 2001 of an area of proposed forestry located two shieling sites and pre-crofting boundary dykes, and recorded abandoned buildings within the crofting township (NMRS NG88NW 8).
Report to be lodged with Highland SMR.
Sponsor: I M Forestry.
C Dagg 2001
NG88NW 8 816 855
The Ordnance Survey Object Name Book describes the township of Midtown as ' Applies to towenship situated about five miles north west of Poolewe and runs northwards for a mile and a half- and an average of a quarter of a mile in breadth. Comprising a number of small crofts and thatched houses: The property of Sir R Mackenzie of Gairloch.
Name Book 1881
