Balimore
Township (Post Medieval)
Site Name Balimore
Classification Township (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 374854
Site Number NR77SW 25
NGR NR 7081 7403
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/374854
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish South Knapdale
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Aerial Photographic Interpretation (19 January 2023)
The remains of this township are situated on the SE flank of Druim Fuar, immediately N of Balimore farmstead. They are recorded on an oblique aerial photograph (HESAP 2022) and comprise the unroofed remains of at least five buildings, enclosures and field walls. A township comprising six roofed buildings and four enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1873, Sheet cxc).
Information from HES Archaeological Survey (S. Hood) 19 January 2023.
