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Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Islay, Nosebridge

Classification Township (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 37730

Site Number NR36SE 19

NGR NR 3720 6020

NGR Description Centred on NR 3720 6020

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ENE.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ENE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the E.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ESE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

DP 021246

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the WSW.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the WSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

DP 021252

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

2/11/2006

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

DP 021253

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

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2/11/2006

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Islay, Nosebridge, NR36SE 19, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto

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Islay, Nosebridge, NR36SE 19, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

1958

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ENE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the W.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the E.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the ESE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the SE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the WSW.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the NE.

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort and the township, taken from the N.

Islay, Nosebridge, NR36SE 19, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto

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Administrative Areas

Council Argyll And Bute
Parish Killarow And Kilmeny
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Argyll And Bute
Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NR36SE 19 centred on 3720 6020

(Centred NR 3722 6020) Nosebridge: A district originally composed of small farms, now consisting of four distinct collections of ruins, spread for 3/4 mile along the NW bank of the River Laggan.

Name Book 1878

The former settlement of Nosebridge, deserted and reduced to turf-covered footings comprises nine rectangular buildings, seven small enclosures and associated cultivation.

Surveyed at 1:10 000.

Visited by OS (N K B) 29 June 1978

A manuscript annotation on an RCAHMS working map indicates 'Township remains seen to be of comparatively recent date'.

(Undated) information in NMRS

Ten unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building, and four enclosures are depicted on the OS 1st edition 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1881, sheet ccix). Seven unroofed buildings and six enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1981).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 16 November 1998

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