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Scalpay, Scalpay House
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Scalpay, Scalpay House
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 119652
Site Number NG62NW 16
NGR NG 623 280
NGR Description centred on NG 623 280
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119652
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
SCALPAY (off Skye)
Roundish, hilly isle of three by four miles for which Dr Johnson proposed in 1773 that a school and episcopal chapel should be built, 'and a printing press where we should print all the Erse that could be found.' Formerly owned by the Macdonalds of Sleat, Scalpay was bought c. 1890 by Sir Donald Currie of the Castle Line shipping company. He remodelled the 18th century tacksman's residence, Scalpay House, which looks over to Broadford and down the Kyle of Lochalsh from the south-east end of the island. Nearby is Teampall Fraing, a small limemortared ruin in a burial ground. Scalpay is still privately owned and has a population of six.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NG62NW 16 centred on 623 280
What may be a township comprising a length of head-dyke, one roofed building (NG 6250 2822), four unroofed buildings (NG 6268 2835; 6250 2800; 6216 2753; 6207 2776) and some field walls are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xl). The head-dyke, four unroofed buildings and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1986).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 28 November 1996
