EHG1101 - DBA and walkover survey - proposed Glen Ullinish Wind Farm, Skye

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Organisation

Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services (RoCAS)

Date

May 2012

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Site 23: Late 19th/early 20th c. stone-built sheepfold at the base of the NE side of Dun Arkaig © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58763 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 20: Iron Age broch on top of Dun Arkaig © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58762 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 120: Alignment of upright boulders forming probable early stone dyke, possibly prehistoric © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58761 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 120: Looking SW along sub-peat dyke running out towards Loch Bracadale © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58759 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 33: Under grass and rushes is a stone/turf house/byre with an internal partition © Ross& Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58758 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 31: Very degraded stone/turf bank (31a, below Lynn) and several small, low clearance cairns © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58757 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 85: Looking down stone/turf dyke across the NE side of Orange survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58756 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 92: View across stone/turf dyke marking boundary between cultivated land and heather-covered moorland © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58755 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 30: Very degraded remains of stone/turf built possible still, revetted into hillslope and located 2m from the edge of the burn (GPS for scale) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58754 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Looking northward across the survey area, from the E end of the orange area towards the existing wind turbines © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58753 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 29c: Remains of stone/turf shieling below Lynn; located at about 100m OD above the burn © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58752 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 28a, 28b: Stone/turf bothy (28a) attached to stone/turf dyke; later stone-built twinning pen (28b) inside © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58751 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 23, 27a: Stone/turf shieling or pen (27a) attached to stone/turf dyke and stone-built sheepfold (23) in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58750 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 22, 38b: Under dense reeds, a sub-rectangular turf/stone structure (22), very degraded, and clearance cairn (38b) to right © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58749 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 23, 24a: Turf/stone oval enclosure, Site 24a, in centre right of photo to the right of later stone-built sheepfold, Site 23 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58748 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 20a: Looking up to Dun Arkaig showing one preserved outer face of walling of the broch, Site 20a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58747 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 20a: View across broch on top of Dun Arkaig, showing the circular shape and rubble tumble at the centre; a later cairn marks the site © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58746 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 19a: Stone/turf shieling attached to rock outcrop at base of Dun Arkaig to SW side © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58745 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 19a: Stone/turf shieling attached to rock outcrop at base of Dun Arkaig to SW side © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58744 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Looking across the survey area from Dun Arkaig towards Loch Bracadale and Macleod's Tables © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58743 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Looking N over Dun Arkaig broch across the survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58742 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Looking across the survey area from Dun Arkaig towards Loch Bracadale and Macleod's Tables © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58741 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 20, 102: Post Medieval boundary dyke running up to the knoll of Dun Arkaig broch © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58740 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 102: View across stone/turf dyke marking boundary between cultivated land and heather-covered moorland; dyke runs across to Dun Arkaig © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58739 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 18e, 18i: Ruined stone byre (18e) in background and very degraded stone/turf structure (18i) in foreground © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58738 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 18e, 18f: Ruined byre and later twinning pen © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58737 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 18d, 18e: Ruined stone-built house (18d) and byre (18e) in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58736 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18a: Ruined stone-built house at Glenostle, Site 18a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58735 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18a: Ruined stone-built house at Glenostle, Site 18a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58734 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 18a, 18b: Ruined stone-built house at Glenostle, Site 18a, and later twinning pen (18b) visible in corner of house (centre right) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58733 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18a: Ruined stone-built house at Glenostle, Site 18a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58732 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18: View across SW portion of Orange survey area to Glenostle settlement, Site 18 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58731 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 17b: Later stone-built twinning pen attached the stone boundary dyke © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58730 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 17: Slightly raised circular grass-covered mound, Site 17a, in centre left of photo with the stone-built section of the boundary dyke, Site 17c, very visible to centre right of photo © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58729 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 17a: Site 17a, feeding area for sheep © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58728 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Looking up through Glen Ullinish across the survey area and River Ose in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58727 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 16: View southward across the proposed access track, the green mound in centre is the location of the shieling settlement Site 16 and green linear feature to centre left is the associated stone/turf boundary wall Site 119 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58726 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 16h, 16i, 16j: Stone/turf shieling (16h) built against rock outcrop with later stone twinning pens (16i, 16j) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58725 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 16h, 16i, 16j: Stone/turf shieling (16h) built against rock outcrop with later stone twinning pen (16i) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58724 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 16f, 16g: Stone/turf shieling (16f) with later stone twinning pen (16g) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58723 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 16d, 16e: Stone/turf double cell shieling (16d) and later stone twinning pen (16e); background view across proposed access track © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58722 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 16a, 16b: Stone/turf shieling (16a) with later stone twinning pen (16b); looking across the moor and proposed access route towards Loch Bracadale © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58721 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 85: View over stone/turf dyke across towards existing wind turbines in background in Glen Vic Askill © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58720 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 85: Ruined stone/turf byre with twinning pen in W corner © Ross 7 XCromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58719 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 15d: Ruined stone/turf byre with twinning pen in W corner © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58718 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 15d: Looking through entrance of ruinous stone/turf byre © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58717 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 15a: Ruined stone/turf house at Glen Calbost with twinning pens in N and SW corners © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58716 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 15a: Ruined stone/turf house at Glen Calbost © Ross & Cromarty Archaeology Services. id: 58715 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 69: View down stone/turf boundary wall forming part of a field enclosure at Glen Ullinish © Ross 7 Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58714 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 13: A grass-covered stone/turf subrectangular pen attached to a stone/turf boundary wall on a low terrace above River Ose © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58713 (click to view a larger version of this image)

View over Red survey area across to the Orange survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58712 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 20, 23: View across Red survey area towards Orange survey area and Dun Arkaig in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58711 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 20, 23: View from Red survey area across to Dun Arkaig with the broch on top, and late 18th/early 19th c. stone sheepfold to the left © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58710 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10b: A grass-covered stone/turf subrectangular house abutting Site 10a byre to right © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58709 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: Stone/turf house or byre built on top of an outcrop, under grass and rushes © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58708 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 8b: A moss- and grass-covered stone-built shieling or bothy located at the base of a rock outcrop © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58707 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 8a: A moss- and grass-covered stone-built shieling or bothy located at the base of a rock outcrop © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58706 (click to view a larger version of this image)

View across NE side of red survey area looking towards orange survey area, River Ose and Dun Arkaig © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58705 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 7f, 3: Degraded stone/turf house or byre (7f) with Site 3 in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58704 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 7, 7b, 64: View across probable earlier settlement, Site 7, at Glen Ullinish with Site 3 in background; later stone-built twinning pen (7b) attached to stone/turf boundary wall (64) is in the centre of the photograph © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58703 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6: Stone setting of unknown use--modern hearth used by campers? © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58701 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 3c, 3d, 3h: Ruined house, Site 3h and ruined byre 3d and house 3c in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58700 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 5, 3d, 3h: Looking across the enclosed area and over N edge of disused quarry, Site 5, towards the abandoned Glen Ullinish settlement, Site 3 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58699 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 3d, 3h: Looking across the enclosed area towards the abandoned Glen Ullinish settlement, Site 3 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58698 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 3h, 3j: Ruinous drystone house site 3h with later twinning pen, Site 3j, constructed in the SW corner © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58697 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: View S across multi-period abandoned settlement at Glen Ullinish © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58696 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4: Looking across grazings towards raised area of Site 4, stone alignments from unknown and mostly degraded structure(s) © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58695 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Disused possible quarry with remains of a bank at the base © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58694 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 1a, 1c, 6: Stone built twinning pen (1c) in SE corner of Site 1a and stone/turf dyke running along W side of the structure © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58693 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 1a, 1c: Stone built twinning pen (1c) in SE corner of Site 1a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58692 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 1a, 1b, 1c: Looking over Site 1, ruinous stone/turf house and byre with later twinning pens built into the interior © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58691 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Looking across the grazings towards stone/turf house and byre in the N corner of Red survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 58690 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Documents (2)

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SHG19455_GlenUllinish_WF_ES_2014.pdf — Fieldwork report © Green Cat Renewables. id: 121040 (click to open this file in a new window)

SHG25715_GlenUllinish_WF_2014.pdf — Fieldwork report © Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 121039 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

An archaeological desk-based assessment and walkover survey was carried out by RoCAS in 2012 on behalf of Green Cat Renewables Ltd at Glen Ullinish, Skye in advance of a proposed wind farm development. The work was undertaken to establish the baseline extent and condition of any archaeological sites on the property, by recording and identifying any features that may need conservation management, and to inform forest design and operational planning. The survey identified 187 individual archaeological sites, including Post Medieval farmsteads, enclosures and boundary walls. Mitigation measures were proposed to safeguard the sites during the proposed development works. <1> The report was used to inform an Environmental Statement submitted as part of a planning application. <2>

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Location

Location	Glen Ullinish
Grid reference	Centred NG 34706 41801 (3385m by 4375m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG34SW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area	ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish	BRACADALE

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

MHG55832 Farmstead - Glen Colbost, Bracadale, Skye (Monument)
MHG55833 Post-medieval dykes - Glen Colbost, Bracadale, Skye (Monument)
MHG55834 Post-medieval still - Meashader, Bracadale, Skye (Monument)
MHG55835 Post-medieval twinning pens - Glen Colbost, Bracadale, Skye (Monument)

External Links (2)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/339324/glen-ullinish (Link to online HES Canmore record)
https://canmore.org.uk/site/346387/dun-arkaig (Link to online HES Canmore record)

Record last edited

May 21 2019 1:35PM

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