Skye, Biggeary
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Biggeary
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Varkasaig
Canmore ID 10848
Site Number NG24SE 19
NGR NG 2563 4265
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10848
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG24SE 19 2563 4265
Lying close to the shore of Loch Varkasaig at a height of 10m OD are the substantial remains of what the 1st ed. OS map of 1877 shows to be the settlement of Biggeary, and which now consists of 8 ruinous rectangular structures with associated enclosures.
Information from R Miket, April 1989.
A township, comprising two roofed, ten unroofed buildings and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxvii). Eight unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK), 30 October 1996.
