EHG23 - Walkover Survey - Ledmore & Migdale

Technique(s)

Organisation

Headland Archaeology Ltd

Date

Feb 1997

Description

The Ledmore & Migdale WGS survey area covers roughly 7.5km² of land on the north side of the Dornoch Firth to the west of Spinningdale. The area was largely occupied by softwood plantations up until WWII when most mature timber was clear-felled. The pinewood around Migdale Rock and the oakwood on the shore of the Dornoch Firth survived this felling. Since 1945 much of the southern part of the survey area has been re-planted with spruce, larch and pine but the remainder has been left and, with only light graszing, is now covered in naturally regenerating birchwood, gorse, rank heather and bracken. Good ground visibility only occurred in the north-east limit of the survey area, where heather cover is short and in the vicinity of Rivra, where grazing pressure has been high. It was decided that total coverage by systematic survey was not possible in areas with poor visibility. Therefore fieldwork was primarily designed to examine known sites to check their extent, nature and condition. All areas were covered, at least in a superficial manner and any previously un-noted sites that were encountered were recorded. <1>

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Map

Location

Location Ledmore and Migdale, Spinningdale, Sutherland
Grid reference Centred NH 6610 9047 (4364m by 3061m)
Map sheet NH69SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish CREICH

Related Monuments/Buildings (15)

  • Allt Coire Nan Caorach (Monument)
  • Boundary stones, Creag na Sroine (Monument)
  • Cairn, SE of Kyleoag House (Monument)
  • Chambered Cairn, Kyleoag (Monument)
  • Chambered Cairn, Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Corn Mill, Spinningdale Burn (Monument)
  • Creag A'Bhealaich (Monument)
  • Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Mound, Ledmore Wood (Monument)
  • Rivra (Monument)
  • Spinningdale Burn (Monument)
  • Township - Creag Na Sroine (Monument)

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2018 3:33PM

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