Skye, Gillen
Township (Post Medieval)
Site Name Skye, Gillen
Classification Township (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Gillen Crofts
Canmore ID 71181
Site Number NG25NE 24
NGR NG 267 598
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/71181
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG 267 596 Croft 4, Gillen, was purchased with the intent to demolish the standing ruins and build a new house on the site. The Highland archaeologist required that the existing buildings of Croft 4, Gillen, be recorded prior to the start of site works, and a watching brief was to be maintained during demolition of the existing structures and site preparation for the new structures. The recording and watching brief indicated a construction date for all structures of c mid-19th century and an abandonment date of c 1930s.
Reports are lodged with Highland SMR, NMRS and Dualchas, the Skye and Lochalsh Museums Service.
Sponsors: Mr and Mrs A MacLeod.
M Wildgoose 1999
A crofting township, comprising nineteen roofed and four unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1880, sheet xv). Nine roofed, one partially roofed and thirteen unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 18 September 2001.
Field Visit (November 1990)
NG25NE 24 267 598
Within the area of the Gillen crofts are at least fourteen unroofed buildings, three enclosures and what may be three hayrick-stances. The buildings are largely along the line of the present road to the S, and a now intermittent continuation of its line to the E of the current road is depicted on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey map of 1880 (Island of Skye &c., Inverness-shire, 1880). Comparison of the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1880 and 1904 (ibid) shows some contraction in the improved land and also some dereliction of buildings shown roofed on the 1st edition. Within the Gillen crofts are three hay rick-stances. These are oval or sub-square enclosures built of rubble and standing up to 1m in height and with no signs of ever having had an entrance. They are the same as those in the Geary crofts. (NG26SE 2)
(WAT90 785-804)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) November 1990.
