Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Ault-a-chrinn
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ault-a-chrinn
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 317551
Site Number NG92SW 28
NGR NG 9460 2034
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/317551
- Council Highland
- Parish Glenshiel
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (15 February 1998 - 15 February 1998)
The name Ault-a-chrinn does not appear on the 1st edition 1874 OS map, although it is used in the 1861 census. The settlement N and immediately S of the burn seems to have consisted of a cluster of 7 roofed buildings in 1874 of which one was a smithy, as well as at least one unroofed structure, a sheepfold and four small enclosed fields. Just up the burn on its N side was a further 2 roofed buildings. S of the burn by the boat pier were a further 8 roofed buildings.
By 1902 there were 14 roofed buildings around the burn, the two up by the burn and 6 roofed buildings by the boat pier.
Roy's survey of c1750 does not record a township here and it seems that this may be a settlement that developed during the 19th century following the displacement of cottars and crofters when sheep farming was introduced.
Information from NTS: KIN093 (JH and JW) 16th February 1998
NTS Survey
