EHG58 - DBA and Walkover Survey - Cnoc Geal

An archaeological survey was undertaken by Headland Archaeology in 1998 in advance of a proposed WGS at Cnoc Geal, Lochluichart. The survey area covered 182 ha of land south of Grudie at the west end of Loch Luichart. The survey area was bounded on its north side by the River Bran and rose southwards over a series of west-east aligned rocky ridges. The ground was extremely rocky and poorly drained. Vegetation consisted of wet heath and bog communities dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath, deer grass and bog myrtle. There were occasional areas of grass and bracken on better-drained slopes. The land was used as rough pasture for sheep. The ground conditions for field survey were generally good with low vegetation except in the areas of bracken and among birch trees at the northern edge of the survey area. <1>