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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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/117923
- Council Highland
- Parish Glenelg (Skye And Lochalsh)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
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
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.
