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Camas Nan Ceann

Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Camas Nan Ceann

Classification Township (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 117923

Site Number NG71SE 2

NGR NG 7947 1178

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Glenelg (Skye And Lochalsh)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Recording Your Heritage Online

Camas na Ceann, in trees beneath a steep cliff, remains of timber fellers' dwellings built by Coats of Paisley, who harvested wood here for making bobbins.

Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2007. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Archaeology Notes

NG71SE 2 7947 1178

A township, comprising two roofed buildings, one partially roofed long building and three unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1876, sheet lxii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 26 July 1996.

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