Shiaba, Mull
Township (Post Medieval)
Site Name Shiaba, Mull
Classification Township (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 21980
Site Number NM41NW 8
NGR NM 43687 19160
NGR Description Centred on NM 437 192
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilfinichen And Kilvickeon
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM41NW 8 centred on 437 192
A depopulated settlement consisting of about twelve roofless buildings and other enclosures.
Visited by OS 4 June 1972
Cruck-slots noted at NM 439 192 [probably refer to this settlement].
G Stell 1985
A township comprising ten unroofed, three roofed buildings and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Island of Mull 1881, sheet cxviii). Eleven unroofed buildings, one roofed building and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 13 August 1998
As depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Island of Mull 1881, sheet cxviii), this site lies in the vicinity of a field-system laid out in regular plots or crofts, which may indicate an attempt to establish a crofting settlement.
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 May 1999
