Rum, Carn An Dobhrain Mhoir
Farmstead (Post Medieval)
Site Name Rum, Carn An Dobhrain Mhoir
Classification Farmstead (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Rhum
Canmore ID 22205
Site Number NM49NW 6
NGR NM 4179 9884
NGR Description Centred at NM 4179 9884
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22205
- Council Highland
- Parish Small Isles
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Further east through Southside Wood at Càrn nan Dòbhran (Otter Stones), lie interesting blackhouse ruins, including an older one in a well-preserved state. On the promontory at Port na Carannan, the remains of a settlement of c.1830, comprising five houses built for evicted Skye crofters, abandoned when its people were moved to Kinloch in 1861.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Field Visit (May 1983)
Carn an Dobhrain Mhoir NM 417 988 NM49NW
A group of four rectangular buildings is situated on the S side of Loch Scresort at Carn an Dobhrain Mhoir; the largest measures 12.7m by 3.6m within walls standing up to 1.3m in height; the others vary in size from 5.6m by 2.6m to 7m by 3.5m internally.
RCAHMS 1983, visited May 1983
(OS 6-inch map, Island of Rum, Argyllshire, 1st ed., 1879, sheet lxi)
