Scheduled MonumentsScotlandGrummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver
Depopulated township, loch naver

Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver

Scotland
HES SM2209
Site type
Depopulated township, loch naver
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Grummore is a depopulated township situated on the shores of Loch Naver in Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement represents the remains of a pre-Clearance rural community, with evidence of traditional habitation patterns characteristic of the medieval and early modern periods. The township comprises the physical traces of domestic structures and field systems that document the agricultural settlement of the loch's margins before abandonment during the period of Highland depopulation. Such sites are valuable archaeological records of settlement organisation and land use in the northern Highlands prior to the major upheavals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2209. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver?

Grummore is a depopulated township situated on the shores of Loch Naver in Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2209.

Who is responsible for protecting Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver?

Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2209.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grummore, depopulated township, Loch Naver?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grummore, broch (0.5 km), Dun Creagach Island,broch,Loch Naver (0.8 km), Klibreck, chapel, cross-slab and settlement SE of (2.8 km).

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