Skye, Glen Suardal
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Glen Suardal
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 10928
Site Number NG25SW 4
NGR NG 243 515
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10928
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG25SW 4 243 515.
NG 243 515. In Glen Suardal, 640m E of the road from Dunvegan to Claigan, there is a depopulated run-rig township.
It comprises about 10 ruined houses, many with yards attached, and about an equal number of outbuildings. Two of the houses are in better condition than the remainder, presumably continuing to be occupied after the main desertion.
Visited by OS (A C) 10 May 1961.
A township, comprising five unroofed buildings, one enclosure and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1880, sheet xv). Seven unroofed buildings and five enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 15 October 1996.
