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Suidhe is a depopulated township located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing the remains of a settlement that was abandoned in the post-medieval period. The site comprises the physical traces of domestic structures typical of Highland townships, which were communal agricultural settlements organised around shared grazing lands and arable plots. Like many such settlements throughout the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Suidhe was likely depopulated during the period of agricultural reorganisation and clearance that characterised the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when traditional township systems were dismantled in favour of large-scale pastoral farming. The archaeological remains at Suidhe provide evidence of settlement patterns and land use practices that characterised rural Argyll prior to these transformations.
Suidhe, depopulated township is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10661. View the official record →
Suidhe is a depopulated township located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing the remains of a settlement that was abandoned in the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10661.
Suidhe, depopulated township 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 SM10661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Suidhe, barrow and standing stones, Bunessan (0.1 km), An Caisteal, dun (1.7 km), Loch Assapol, crannog 200m WSW of Assapol (2.9 km).
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