Skye, Creag Strollamus
Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Creag Strollamus
Classification Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 74812
Site Number NG62NW 13
NGR NG 6100 2540
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74812
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62NW 13 6100 2540
At the head of the glen which lies to the SE of Creag Strollamus, between two small burns which run into the E side of the Allt Fearna, are a group of rectangular and circular structures with a turf-and-stone dyke. The group lies amongst improved grassland and comprises:
1. A sub-rectangular structure 6.5m by 4m over walls 1m thick. A door- opening 0.75m wide lies in the SE end.
2. A circular structure 8m in diameter over walls built of boulders
1m wide, possibly a kale yard.
3. A rectangular house 10m by 5m over walls 0.75m thick, a door opening .3m wide lies in the centre of the SE side.
4. An irregular turf-built structure which lies a short distance to the NNW of (3).
5/6 Two small circular structures 4m in diameter over walls 0.5m wide, possibly linked by a turf dyke.
A turf and stone boundary dyke forms a right-angle on the E and S sides of the group.
Visited by M Wildgoose 5 April 1990.
