(also DRUIM-NA-DRUINN, ALTNABAD)
Grid Reference: NC463419
References
| Year | Reference | Detail | Source |
| 1879 | Birth | Janet Armstrong Grant b Allnabad, Parish of Durness 29 Mar 1879 to William Grant, Shepherd and Mary Grant, ms Armstrong | GROS 48/12 |
| 1879 | Birth | Anne McKay b Altnabad, Parish of Durness 1 Jun 1879 to John McKay Shepherd and Johan McKay ms McKay | GROS 48/17 |
| 1883 | Birth | Dolina McKay b Altnabad, Parish of Durness to John McKay Shepherd and Johan McKay ms McKay | GROS 48/17 |
| 1881 | Census | John Mackay, Shepherd, 30, b Tongue Johan Mackay, wife, 26, b Tongue William Mackay, son, 4, b Tongue Annie Mackay, dau, 2, b Durness |
GROS 48/6/14 |
| 1891 | Census (ALTNABAD) | Unoccupied | GROS 48/6 (after schedule 14) |
| 1901 | Census | Unoccupied | GROS 48/6 (after schedule 11) |
| 1903 | Ordnance Survey 6in Sutherland XLII | Appears as place with outline of area including remains of building and cultivated area despite being unoccupied | National Library of Scotland |
| 1911 | Census | Unoccupied | GROS 48/6 (after schedule 13) |
| 1921 | Census (ALTNABAD) | James Mackay, Roadsurfaceman, 55, b Tongue, emp Sutherland County Council John H McLeod, Boarder, Roadsurfaceman, 29, b Tongue, emp Sutherland County Council |
GROS 48/6/2 |
| 2003 | Ordnance Survey Explorer Sheet 447 | Appears as place with outline of area including remains of building and cultivated area despite being unoccupied | OS Map ISBN 0319233936 |
The above references only cover use of the name All(t)nabad from the late nineteenth century. It seems likely that the site was populated before then, possibly using the name Druim-na-Druinn (named after the local stream) which appears on maps of the time although I haven't traced any such references. In addition to the land on which the contemporary shepherd's house stands, there is a further area surrounding the stream which appears to have been cleared, terraced and occupied presumably during its active occupation in 1870s/1880s. The following pictures show this site and its relationship to the house.
Return to Strathmore and Loch Hope
v1.6 3 September 2025
