Skye, Meall Tuath
Bothy (20th Century) (2007), Coastguard Station (20th Century) (1928)
Site Name Skye, Meall Tuath
Classification Bothy (20th Century) (2007), Coastguard Station (20th Century) (1928)
Alternative Name(s) The Lookout; Rubha Hunish
Canmore ID 371823
Site Number NG47NW 14
NGR NG 41252 76244
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/371823
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmuir
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Note (17 May 2023)
NG47NW 14 NG 41252 76244
This former Coastguard Lookout, now a bothy, is situated immediately W of the summit of Meall Tuath (116m) which overlooks the Hunish peninsula over steep cliffs at the N tip of Skye. It was presumably attached to the Coast Guard Station 2km to the S at Duntulm (NG 41568 74211), listed in the Valuation Roll for Inverness (Kilmuir) in 1930-1 and operated by HM Board of Trade (Coast Watching Department).
A roofed building annotated ‘CG Lookout’ and an adjacent ‘Pole’ to the SE are depicted on the 1966 edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sheet NG47NW).
The building fell out of use in the 1970s. It was restored by the Mountain Bothies Association in 2007 and dedicated to David Brown, a longstanding member.
A roofed building annotated ‘The Lookout (Bothy)’ is depicted on the current edition of the OS (GIS) Mastermap.
Information from HES Archaeological Survey (G Geddes) 17 May 2023
(Allan 2017, 292-3)
