Torridon, Doire Na Fuaran
Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Torridon, Doire Na Fuaran
Classification Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 334176
Site Number NG95NW 31
NGR NG 90200 56100
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/334176
- Council Highland
- Parish Applecross
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (1996 - 1998)
The townships known as a group as Doire na Fuaran was apparently cleared after 1845 to give an area of grazings to the sheep farm that was let at that time. It is said that the dyke which encloses the ground was built by those needing relief during the potato famine of the 1840s and early 1850s - a 'destitution' dyke.
The north-west and south-east sides have been built traditionally. The north-east length across the 'top' of the area has been built as a Galloway dyke - and the census records there being one or more shepherds from Dumfries-shire after 1841.
TOR96 178
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2014
