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Coiremhuilinn
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Coiremhuilinn
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 76258
Site Number NM56SW 4
NGR NM 5128 6327
NGR Description Centred on NM 5128 6327
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76258
- Council Highland
- Parish Ardnamurchan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
NM56SW 4 centred on 5128 6327
The township of Coire-mhuilinn was cleared in 1828 by Sir James Miles Riddell.
A MacKenzie 1946
A building is shown here, three other abandoned buildings were shown in 1875 at NM 5112 6325, NM 5140 6328 and NM 5150 6329. These buidings were probably cleared in 1828 to create a sheep farm. Only the first building lies within the SSSI. Enclosures presumably associated with this settlement extend up to the Allt an t-siucair towards Allt Choire Mhuilinn (NM56SW 5). Traditionally Coire Mhuilinn was the home of the killer of the Scandinavian prince buried at Borrodale (NM66SW 2). This has been a desk assessment area.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993
Three unroofed buildings, one of which is a long T-shaped building of four compartments, and one roofed building are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxiv). One unroofed is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 5 May 1998
