MHG12111 - Glencoul River
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Recorded in survey by Dr Thomas C. Welsh, Sept. 1998.
See assoc. docs.
EM 18/08/2004
NC23SE 1 272 304.
NC 272 304. Burial Place. A number of small cairns are enclosed by an irregular bank. Two identical oval structures about 3.0m x 2.5m x 0.7m high have at their E ends semi-circular stone-faced and floored recesses 1.0m x 1.4m wide. Three semi-circular enclosures 1.0m in diameter are built into the hillside. The site lies on the summit of the hill between Glencoul Lodge and Glencoul Burn.
T C Welsh 1970.
Structures, walls, and clearance heaps contemporary with an extensive area of depop. activities, including lazy bed cultivation.
Several house foundations in the area.
Visited by OS (A A) 21 August 1974.
NC 271 302. A steading consisting of two foundations, 6m by 3m and enclosures, the largest of which is 8m by 6m. Beside path 250m from Glencoul Lodge.
T C Welsh 1970i.
See assoc. docs file for SMR NH80NE0045.
Two unroofed buildings within a large enclosure or field are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet lx) and are also shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 September 1995
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2927 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, Dr TC. 09/1998. The Invisible Site Finder: A personal view of the role of interpretive survey in archaeology, based on thirty years experience as an independent site-finder, and a comment on the low visibility imposed by restricted access to publication. Unaffiliated. .
- --- SHG864 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1970. 'Glencoul, steading', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1970, p.50. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 50. 50.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2729 3034 (750m by 562m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC23SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4669 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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