EHG5132 - Timber Recovery and Site Inspection - Unknown Wreck, Galmisdale Bay, Isle of Eigg
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
Jan/Feb 2016
Description
WA Coastal & Marine was commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland to complete a range of tasks relating to the Galmisdale wreck. These tasks including the retrieval of previously recovered timbers believed to be from the Galmisdale wreck, as well as a monitoring inspection and sandbagging of the wreck. The timbers, recovered from local storage on Eigg as well as some in the care of the Highland Council in Inverness were to be recorded and subjected to dendrochronological analysis (carried out by AOC Archaeology). This work was undertaken as part of the contract for Underwater Archaeology Services (HS/C/2804). <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Location
Location | Galmisdale Bay, Isle of Eigg |
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Grid reference | Centred NM 4849 8388 (37m by 37m) |
Map sheet | NM48SE |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG30701 Wreck - Galmisdale Point, Eigg (Maritime)
External Links (0)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2021 1:18PM