Skye, Portree, Meall Na H-acairseid, Tower
Folly (Period Unassigned), Tower (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Portree, Meall Na H-acairseid, Tower
Classification Folly (Period Unassigned), Tower (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Folly; The Lump
Canmore ID 276026
Site Number NG44SE 100
NGR NG 48385 43356
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/276026
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Beyond this group elevated above the harbour, the Meall (lump) was laid out and planted as a pleasure ground in the earlier 19th century, its focus an octagonal tower folly of 1834, recently restored.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NG44SE 100 48385 43356
See also NG44SE 99.
A small octagonal building standing on Meall na h-Acairseid it is for no purpose only as an ornament to the hill. It was built by a factor of Lord Macdonald.
OS Name Book 1876-8
