EHG3429 - Archaeological Survey - Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire (2006)

Technique(s)

Organisation

North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS)

Date

May 2006

Description

Walkover survey of sites on the north shore of Loch Hourn. Part of a continuing programme of fieldwork carried out to record archaeological sites in the area of Loch Hourn. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Location Loch Hourn
Grid reference Centred NG 8846 0880 (16186m by 8199m) Area represents extent of mapped areas; recording limited largely to burns
Map sheet NG80NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish GLENELG
Civil Parish KILMONIVAIG

Related Monuments/Buildings (104)

  • Boat nausts, depressions, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Boundary wall, A 'chiste Dhubh, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Boundary wall, Corran, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Building platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Building, Allt a' Choire Reidh (Monument)
  • Building, Allt a' Choire Reidh (Monument)
  • Building, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Building, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Building, platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Building, platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Building, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Building, Salnafairn, Lower Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Buildings, Salnafairn, Lower Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Circular depression, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Clearance cairn, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Clearance cairn, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Clearance cairn, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Cleared beach, A 'chiste Dhubh, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Cleared beach, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Cleared beach, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Cleared beach, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Cleared beach, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Cleared boat landing places, Rubha Leac An Aoil (east), Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Cleared landing place, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Cleared landing place, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Corn drying kiln, Camas Chonalain Mhoir (Monument)
  • Depression, Corran, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Ditch, Coire Mhogh Sgeir (Monument)
  • Dry stone dyke, enclosure, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Drystone wall, Camas Chonalain Mhoir (Monument)
  • Dyke, enclosure, Camas Chonalain Mhoir (Monument)
  • Earth bank, Allt Raonabhal (Monument)
  • Earthbank and ditch, Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Eilean A' Phiobaire (Monument)
  • Enclosure, Allt Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Enclosure, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Enclosure, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Enclosure, wall, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Farmstead, corn drying kiln, enclosures, Camas Chonalain Mor (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Rubha Leac an Aoil (Monument)
  • Field system, enclosures and lazy beds, Salnafairn - Lower Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Hut, A 'chiste Dhubh, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Allt Mhogh Sgeir (West), Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Allt Mhogh Sgeir (West), Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Allt Raonabhal (Monument)
  • Hut, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Hut, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Hut, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Hut, Glac An Tobhar (Monument)
  • Hut, Rubha Leac An Aoil (east), Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Hut, Rubha Leac An Aoil (east), Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Huts, Eilean A' Gharb-lain (Monument)
  • Ice house - Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Jetty, Corran, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Kinloch Hourn (Monument)
  • Lazy beds, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Lazy beds, wall, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Linear clearance cairn, Camas Chonalain, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Naust, Camas Chonalain Mhoir (Monument)
  • Naust, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Naust, cleared beach, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Path, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Pen, A 'chiste Dhubh, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Pen, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Pen, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Pen, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Pens, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Platform, Camas Chonalain Mhoir (Monument)
  • Platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Platform, Lochournhead (Monument)
  • Quarry, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Quarry, Camas Nan Gall, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Quarry, Kinloch Hourn (Monument)
  • Quay, Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Rock shelter, Camas Chonalain, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Settlement; buildings, well, corn drying kiln, shieling huts? Eilean Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Shieling hut and mound, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Shieling hut, Allt Raonabhal (Monument)
  • Shieling hut, Coire Nhalagain (Monument)
  • Shieling hut, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Shieling huts, Camas Chonalain Bhig, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Shieling huts, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Shieling huts, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Shieling huts, Coire Sgiath Airigh (Monument)
  • Shieling mound, Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Shieling mound, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Shieling mound, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Shieling mounds, Salnafairn, Lower Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Shieling settlement, Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Shieling settlement, Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Shieling settlement, Coire Mhalagain (Monument)
  • Shooting stand, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Stone structure, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Structure, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Township, Rarsaidh (Monument)
  • Trackway, Camas Chonalain Mhoir, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Wall, Camas Chonalain, Loch Hourn (Monument)
  • Wall, Coire Nhalagain (Monument)
  • Wall, Coire Reidh (Monument)
  • Well, Lochournhead (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (3)

  • Plane table survey of the waterfront at Skiary
  • Excavation of building (Site 442), Kinlochourn
  • Excavation of trench across wharf feature (Site 107), Mhogh Sgeir

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2024 3:40PM

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