2007

NM6531 : The Shieling of the Slashing

taken 17 years ago, 3 km from Strathcoil, Isle of Mull, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

The Shieling of the Slashing
The Shieling of the Slashing
The ruin of Airidh na Sliseig, the shieling of the slashing, above the River Lussa. This is where the MacLean’s of Duart massacred the protectors of Murdoch Gearr, Murdoch the short, the sole living heir to MacLaine of Lochbuie. To read more refer to chapter 29 of Thomas Hannan’s "The Beautiful Isle of Mull," and chapter 18 of Alasdair Alpin Macgregor’s "The Peat Fire Flame."

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Category: Shieling
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lussa River [6] · Arinasliseig [4] · Mull [2] ·
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NM6531, 12 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marc Calhoun   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 May, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 December, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 654 316 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:25.1278N 5:48.2725W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 654 316
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for NM6531)
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