Skye, Runicaleach
Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Runicaleach
Classification Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 11687
Site Number NG72SE 2
NGR NG 791 231
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11687
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG72SE 2 791 231.
NG 791 231 Runicaleach: shown as township in 1824. (J Thomson's map of Skye 1824)
Visited by OS (A C) 12 January 1961.
Runicaleach, a depopulated township, overlooking the Kyle Rhea, at about 200 feet OD, consists of about 30 ruined houses, 6 small enclosures or garths. There are large areas of lazy-bed cultivation along the hill slopes.
Visited by OS (A S P) 22 June 1961; Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/ SCOT/UK/288 Nos. 4018-9, CPE/SCOT/UK/271 Nos. 4065-6
