MHG26181 - Possible enclosure - Alltan na Feola
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A pre-afforestation survey at Coire an t-Seilich, Glen Carron was undertaken by J Wordsworth in 1995.
A short stretch of drystone walling some 20 metres long revetts the north bank of the Alltan na Feola close to its junction with the Allt Coire an t-Seilich. After a break next to a small waterfall the walling continues for about 30 metres. It does not appear to continue beyond this point. As it survives it makes little structural sense but it may originally have formed a more substantial barrier and been used as an enclosure for folding sheep or cattle. At the west end are two distinct bays (see Fig 3(i)) c2 metres in diameter that may have formed one side for either a building or a fold. If this was the original situation the south wall has been eroded by the burn. Further stretches of drystone walling survey to the north of the survey area such as the fragment centred at NH 0782 5135 and they may be contemporary with these. Unless there has been extreme erosion they do not appear to have formed a continuous boundary. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG140 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1997. 'Allt Coire an t-Seilich, Glen Carron (Lochcarron parish), pre-afforestation survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1997, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.
- <1> SHG21296 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 1995. An Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Plantation at Coire an t-Seilich, Glen Carron. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 10/11/1995. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 2.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 0790 5049 (60m by 60m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH05SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHCARRON |
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- https://trove.scot/place/115677 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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