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Skye, Upper Ollach
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), School(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Upper Ollach
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), School(S) (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 11478
Site Number NG53NW 6
NGR NG 516 361
NGR Description centred on NG 516 361
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11478
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG53NW 6 centred on 516 361
NG 516 361. Upper Ollach: a depopulated township comprises about 10 ruined houses, with yards and enclosures. The modern farm lies immediately to the NE. (Township visible on RAF air photograph CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1054-5)
Visited by OS (A S P) 23 April 1961
(previously NG53NW 21) 519 363: Subrectangular structure with partition across width at 1/3 of length. Entrance in end gable wall.
Visited (anon) 5 January 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
(previously NG53NW 22) 514 363: Two subrectangular stone structures; one intersected by Upper Ollach croft fence.
Visited (anon) 5 January 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
(previously NG53NW 24) 516 362: Rectangular stone structure surviving to a height of over a metre. Related to stone dyke at rear, and with cobbled/paved path to present roadway.
Visited (anon) 5 January 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
(previuosly NG53NW 25) 516 365: Rectangular structure with walls surviving to a height of over a metre.
Visited (anon) 5 January 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
(previously NG53NW 26) 516 367: 3-5 structures marked on map with another 2 by trees to the west.
Visited (anon) 5 June 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
(previously NG53NW 27) 516 360: Houses; line of 3 ruined buildings along the contour and just above the present dyke.
Visited (anon) 5 January 1990
Information from R Miket November 1990
A township comprising ten roofed buildings, two of which are schools, one partially roofed building, eight unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, some field walls and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1882, sheet xxxv). Eight roofed buildings, one of which is a church, one partially roofed building, seven unroofed buildings, some field walls and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1986).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 November 1996
