EHG3673 - Desk-based assessment and walkover survey - Loch Hope, Eriboll Estate

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Catherine Dagg

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May 2011

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Site 8: Stone pile, field clearance © Cathy Dagg. id: 58595 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7: Rubble bank crossing low terrace adjacent to Allt an Lochain Duibhaidh, runs from centre foreground © Cathy Dagg. id: 58594 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7: Rubble bank with, to right of ranging pole, small circular setting of stones © Cathy Dagg. id: 58593 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6: Short ection of rubble retaining wall on the north bank of the Allt an Lochain Duibhaidh © Cathy Dagg. id: 58592 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5: Turf and rubble dyke crosses area of thick heather, running from centre forground towards right of tree which marks the small un-named stream © Cathy Dagg. id: 58591 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5: Turf and rubble dyke crosses area of open grass-bracken. Ranging pole marks the line of the dyke, which runs from centre foreground © Cathy Dagg. id: 58590 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4: Second double row of set stones crossing the outflow of the Allt Bhreaig, but not continuing into the vegetation at the top of the beach. © Cathy Dagg. id: 58589 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Feature as seen from top of shingle beach, beyond which the wall or pier does not appear to continue © Cathy Dagg. id: 58588 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Detail of double row of stones © Cathy Dagg. id: 58587 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3: Double row of stones set on shingle shore appear to be footings for drystone wall, now removed. Behind set rows is scatter of displaced rubble © Cathy Dagg. id: 58586 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Possible shieling hut, footings marked by are of bracken to right of ranging pole © Cathy Dagg. id: 58585 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Possible footings of small oval shieling hut. Ranging pole marks one end and the structure extends back towards the tree © Cathy Dagg. id: 58584 (click to view a larger version of this image)

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SHG25695_LochHope_Phases2&3.pdf — Fieldwork report © Cathy Dagg. id: 119771 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were conducted by C Dagg in 2011 to assess the archaeological impact of a proposed new native woodland planting and regeneration scheme on the Eriboll Estate in Sutherland. The walkover was carried out in two areas designated as 'Compartment 2' and 'Compartment 3'. A survey had been carried out for an area to the south 'Phase (or Compartment) 1' the previous year (see EHG3603). A number of features, including shielings, dyles and walls were recorded, all mostly probably dating to the early modern period, pre-dating the introduction of sheep farming at the beginning of the C19. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25695 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C.. 2011. Loch Hope, Eriboll Estate, Durness, Sutherland: Native Woodland Planting Scheme Compartments 2 and 3 Archaeological Evaluation. Unaffiliated. Digital.

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Location	Loch Hope, Eriboll Estate
Grid reference	Centred NC 45263 55168 (2661m by 4859m) (3 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Operational Area	CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish	DURNESS

Related Monuments/Buildings (10)

MHG11925 Allt Bhreaig (Monument)
MHG43250 Allt Bhreaig (Monument)
MHG55761 Bank or dyke - west side of Loch Hope, Durness (Monument)
MHG17915 Enclosures - Salachaidh, Durness, Sutherland (Monument)
MHG55764 Possible clearance cairn - Allt an Lochain Duibhaidh, Durness (Monument)
MHG55757 Possible shieling hut - northwest of Loch Hope, Durness (Monument)
MHG55762 Retaining wall - west side of Loch Hope, Durness (Monument)
MHG55763 Wall - Allt an Lochain Duibhaidh, Durness (Monument)
MHG55759 Wall or pier - west side of Loch Hope, Durness (Monument)
MHG55760 Wall or pier - west side of Loch Hope, Durness (Monument)

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Nov 27 2014 2:21PM

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