MHG29599 - Boathouse, Gleann Gaorsaic
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BOAT HOUSE (Post Medieval to 20th Century - 1560 AD to 2000 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Located at the side of Loch Gaorsaic is a boathouse. The use of cement, including the main lintel, indicates a date about later 19th or early 20th c.
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NH01SE0011.
J Aitken : 21/02/01.
This boathouse was recorded during an NTS pre-afforestation survey of Kintail and West Affric in 1997. Located on the north shore of Loch Gaorsaic, the remains of the building measured c.3.5m by c.5m wih walls c.0.6m wide. The doorway fronted the loch and was 1.8m wide and 1.8m high. The walls appeared to be made of poured concrete. The roof sloped from c.2.5m high to c.1.75m high. Former timbers from the building had been burnt.
This building was not recorded on the 1st or 2nd edition maps, and was considered locally to have been abandoned before 1971. The cement was presumably brought in and mixed with locally available sand and gravel. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2733 Text/Report: Robin Turner.. 04/99.. Kintail : Archaeological Observations, NTS SMR Report, April 1994. . 4.
- <1> SHG22149 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth. J. & Harden, J.. 1997. Kintail and West Affric Archaeological Survey. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 18/06/2004. Paper and Digital. KIN135.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 0243 2262 (7m by 5m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH02SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | GLENSHIEL |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/317607/loch-gaorsaic (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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