Lurabus
Lurabus is a derelict town on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . Lurabus was on the northeast coast of the Oa peninsula, about three kilometers southwest of the Port Ellen ferry terminal and one kilometer southwest of Cape Carraig Fhada . Lurabus is considered the largest and best-preserved desert on Oa.
The settlement was located about 300 m from the coastline at an altitude of 75 m above sea level. The village was connected to the road network via a road that connected numerous settlements in the northeast of the peninsula. The road passed Lurabus to the south. The buildings are likely from the first half of the 19th century. However, the name itself is of Nordic origin and has been handed down from the late Middle Ages. There is evidence that there was already farming in this place in 1733. The remains of three wells were found in the settlement area. There was no water supply from a natural watercourse.
Most of the buildings were in the western part and were built in a row. Signs of quarries in the area suggest that the building material for the quarry houses was quarried locally. The stones were probably partially grouted with clay mortar, which weathered over the years. In 1816 there were 120 people in Lurabus. The population in 1861 was practically unchanged at 121 people, who were divided between 19 families.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on Lurabus in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Scotland Census 1861
Coordinates: 55 ° 36 ′ 45 ″ N , 6 ° 13 ′ 44 ″ W.