Skye, Allt A' Mhuilinn
Building (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Allt A' Mhuilinn
Classification Building (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ostaig Bheag
Canmore ID 74722
Site Number NG60NW 8
NGR NG 6308 0665
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74722
- Council Highland
- Parish Sleat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG60NW 8 6308 0665
On the S side of the road fromn Ostaig to Achnacloich, where the road crosses the western fork of the Allt a' Mhuilinn, are the ruins of a house. Interior and exterior angles seem to have been rounded, with walls one metre thick, though they are now much overgrown. Possibly part of the village of Ostaig Bheag. 13.2 x 5.8 metres.
Visited by P Stansfield, 4 June 1990.
Field Visit (21 October 2010 - 22 February 2011)
135-a House Located to 50m south of the road on a SE-facing terrace is a farmstead comprising two buildings. Bracken-, grass- and heather-covered drystone house measuring 14m NE-SW by 6m over walls 0.8m wide and surviving to 0.8m high. A partition wall is located 8m from NE end and an entrance, 0.8m wide, is located 7m from the NE end and opens to the SE (NG 63153 06631).
135-b Byre Located to 50m south of the road on a SE-facing terrace is a farmstead comprising two buildings. Located 6m to NW of house is a bracken-, grass- and heather-covered drystone byre, measuring 5m by 4.5m over walls 1.0m wide and surviving to 0.6m high. There is a entrance in the SE side measuring 0.6m wide and the structure is built into a slope on its NW side (NG 63143 06641).
Information from OASIS Id: westcoas1-96347 (S Birch) 2011
