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MHG30979 - Structures, huts? Inbhir an Dubh Uilt

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Structures, huts? Inbhir an Dubh Uilt

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Glac an Tobair
Almost a kilometre of shore-line is covered under this name. There are increasing numbers of cleared landing places and associated but remains. The woodland descends steeply to the shore in several places. Several of the best preserved huts are also in this area. The"long dyke"also starts here and progresses up from the shore then westwards on approximately the 90m contour for about 1.5km, and finishes abruptly at the Allt Mhogh¬Sgeir. This same dyke project was also started from a western position at Rubha Leac an Aoil, opposite to the Barrisdale moorings, when it was taken in an easterly direction as far as the Allt Granda. The 2 km in middle was never completed, and it remains a mystery as to why this"long dyke" project was started and what event caused it not to be completed. These sites were recorded by NOSAS in 2002 as part of an archaeological survey of Inner Loch Hourn.

Site: 22. A tiny structure, oval in shape, c1.5m x lm, close to the shore-line. Bracken infested.

Site: 23. A sub rectangular structure on the shoreline, formed by an edging of boulders, c 3m x 4m. The likely fill to form the original base has all been washed out by the sea. May have been a hut, or a storage area handy for the nearby landing place.

Site: 24. The stone and boulder footings of a circular hut, c 3m x 2m internal. There is a possible associated structure not recorded close by, in the form of a small circle of stones below high tide level, which could be another washed out loading / unloading platform. <1>

Note; Site not visible on APs so location approximate. (T Blackie 12/3/18)

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Grid reference	Centred NG 9268 0793 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG90NW
Civil Parish	GLENELG
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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