EHG3672 - Walkover survey - Coulin Estate, Wester Ross

Technique(s)

DESK BASED ASSESSMENT

Organisation

Highland Archaeology Services Ltd

Date

Jan 2011

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Site 11: Possible turf shieling hut, in its wider setting adjacent to river © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58573 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 11: Sub-oval turf possible footings of a shieling-type hut © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58572 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: Entrance to structure with 'cupboard' attached to outside face of walling north of entrance © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58571 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: termination of drystone walling at entrance and small 'cupboard' structure to left. © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58570 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: Interior of possible still structure with rubble retaining wall to north side © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58569 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: Possible still site. Garssy area with stick for scale is interior. Heather to left is on earth and rubble bank © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58568 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 9: Possible still site; drystone walling on west side curving away from bank terminating at entrance, 'cupboard' to left © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58567 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 8: Sub-oval setting within enclosed area above falls © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58566 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6: Estate road, as recorded on 1st edition map, east of falls on Easan Dorcha © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58565 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5: Rubble cruive or weir across river © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58564 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5: Rubble cruive, or weir across river © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58563 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4: Rubble pier of original bridge south of river © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58562 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Borrow pit dug into knoll adjacent to track. Stone to left marks rubble outer, north, edge to path © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58561 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Rubble upper, south edging to path as it curves around prominent large boulder © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58559 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Borrow pit dug into knoll south of path, with tailings in foreground © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58558 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Oval shieling-type hut, entrance in foreground left of stick. Bracken-moss vegetation cover © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58557 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Oval shieling-type hut. Entrance to left of stick. Back wall is dug into bank. © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58556 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Enclosure, in foreground, in wider context © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58555 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Enclosure in foreground, and its relationship to watercourse, left and loch © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58554 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Low rubble walling forming north and west sides of enclosure, stick marks entrance © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58553 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: View of alluvuial fan to SW of Loch Barranch, site 1 is on watercourse below and to right of centre, visible as a line of low rubble walling © Highland Archaeological Services. id: 58552 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Documents (1)

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SHG25694_CoulinSurvey.pdf — Walkover survey report © Highland Archaeology Services. id: 119768 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

A desk-based assessment and walk-over survey was carried out in January 2011 by Highland Archaeology Services ahead of a tree-planting scheme at Coulin, Lochcarron, Wester Ross. Five proposed planting areas were surveyed. Of the eleven sites noted within or adjacent to the areas, the majority were typical of a 19th-20th century sporting estate. One was modern, and one may date to the short period of sheep farming during the mid-19th century. The rest are features of land use which pre-date the sheep and deer forest. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25694 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C.. 2011. Coulin Estate Lochcarron, Wester Ross: Archaeological Survey. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital.

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Location

Location	Coulin Estate
Grid reference	Centred NG 99862 54697 (4668m by 7024m) (6 map features)
Map sheet	NG95SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Operational Area	ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish	GAIRLOCH
Civil Parish	APPLECROSS
Civil Parish	LOCHCARRON

Related Monuments/Buildings (7)

MHG55729 Bridge - Loch Clair, Gairloch, Wester Ross (Monument)
MHG55730 Bridge - Loch Clair, Gairloch, Wester Ross (Monument)
MHG55731 Enclosure - Easan Dorcha, Applecross, Wester Ross (Monument)
MHG13215 Lochabharranaich (Monument)
MHG55728 Possible shieling - Loch Bharranch, Applecross, Wester Ross (Monument)
MHG55733 Possible shieling hut - Dhoire Bheithe, Lochcarron, Wester Ross (Monument)
MHG55732 Possible still site - Allt Dhoire Bheithe, Lochcarron, Wester Ross (Monument)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/332243/coulin-estate (Link to online HES Canmore record)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2021 12:35PM

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