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Skye, Broadford, Upper Harrapool

Church (Period Unassigned), Grain Mill (Period Unassigned), Manse (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Skye, Broadford, Upper Harrapool

Classification Church (Period Unassigned), Grain Mill (Period Unassigned), Manse (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Broadford Mill

Canmore ID 74985

Site Number NG62SW 53

NGR NG 649 230

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74985

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Strath
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG62SW 53 centred 649 230

NG 6484 2316: This disused corn mill was probably built in the 19th century. It is in good condition and in use as a barn. The mill machinery has been dismantled and the lade is dry.

Visited by OS (CFW), 13 June 1961

A crofting township comprising sixty-seven roofed buildings, which include a manse, a church and a disused corn mill, four partially roofed buildings and six unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xlvi).

Ninety-one roofed buildings, two of which are churches and one of which is a manse, five partially roofed buildings and thirteen unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1986).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 3 December 1996.

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

Skye, Broadford.

Architect: John MacKenzie, 1889 - Feuing plan.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Skye, Broadford.

Scottish Record Office:

RHP 5988: John MacKenzie, 1889 - Feuing plan.

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External Reference (2011)

Also known as Strath Mill or Upper Harrapool Mill.

A corn mill was marked on or very near this site on Stobie's map of Strath, 1766 (Macdonald Estate papers RHP22110). Four buildings labelled 'Mill' are marked on John Blackadder's map of Harrapool 1811 (MacDonald Estate Papers RHP5998/16 & 24).

The building is currently (2011) the Skye Serpentarium.

Strath rentals and maps are in the Macdonald Estate Papers, Museum of the Isles, Clan Donald Skye, Armadale. The maps are also on www.ambaile.org.uk

Information from the ARCH Community Timeline course, 2011

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