Portabhata
Cruck Framed Building (Post Medieval), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Post Medieval)
Site Name Portabhata
Classification Cruck Framed Building (Post Medieval), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 22311
Site Number NM55NE 5
NGR NM 573 573
NGR Description Centred on 573 573
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22311
- Council Highland
- Parish Morvern
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
Far out on the peninsula and abandoned today, Auliston and Portabhata are among the best preserved clearance townships in Morvern.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NM55NE 5 centred on 573 573
Portabhata. Remains of 11 houses and (?) kiln, occupied by 1755, abandoned by 1871.
P Gaskell 1968
Cruck-slots noted.
G Stell 1981
Note (18 May 1998)
NM55NE 5 centred on 573 573
A township comprising nine unroofed buildings, two enclosures and a ring dyke with what may be further lengths of head-dyke attached is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxxix). Nine unroofed buildings, one enclosure, the ring dyke and the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 May 1998
