Skye, Kilmarie, General
Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Kilmarie, General
Classification Village (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kilmarie Estate Village
Canmore ID 275998
Site Number NG51NW 64
NGR NG 54777 17467
NGR Description Centred NG 54777 17467
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Kilmarie Tiny estate hamlet contemporary with Kilmarie Slated cottages have eaves boards, verandah columns and other painted timberwork; gabled porches with sunflower finials. Dun Ringill, 1st millennium bc Complex roundhouse/semibroch structure above Loch Slapin, refashioned c.14 th century as the first residence in Skye of the Mackinnon chiefs (later abandoned for Kyleakin). This was one of the six 'castells' on the island listed by Dean Monro in the mid-16th century. In the curtilage are remains of two medieval lime-mortared buildings.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NG51NW 64 centred 54777 17467
