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Ormiscaig
Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ormiscaig
Classification Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 105056
Site Number NG89SE 11
NGR NG 858 905
NGR Description Centred NG 858 905
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105056
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG89SE 11 centred 858 905
'Applies to a small district comprising several fishermen's houses with arable and pasture grounds attached...'
Name Book 1881
A crofting township comprising thirty-two roofed, five partially roofed, four unroofed buildings, their associated enclosures and a lime kiln is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xix). Thiry-three roofed, seven unroofed buildings and their associated enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 April 1996.
