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MHG57791 - Enclosures/sheepfolds, Allt Calg Choire

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Enclosures/sheepfolds, Allt Calg Choire

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Allt Calg Choire

This place name was selected to cover most of the lower ground at Barrisdale, west of the Barrisdale River, and it includes the farmstead of Ambraigh and the two farmsteads at Tomnaheilde. These sites were recorded by NOSAS in 2004 as part of an archaeological survey of Inner Loch Hourn.

Comparatively little was identified in this large area at the head of the bay. The tidal saltings cover an area of perhaps 3ha and the rest is very marshy or peaty. However on the west side of the bay close under the steep slope there is a raised area of well drained sandy ground. Roy’s map of 1750 shows a settlement here and some small areas of cultivation remains were noted but the only structure to be found was the more recent sheepfold, possibly built using any stone from the original buildings. 22 sites were identified here in total, and most appear to relate to the later agricultural improvement period. The farmstead at Tomnaheilde ‘East’ i.e. east of the Allt Gleann Unndalain, appears to be more recent than the farmstead west of the burn. None of the higher ground was prospected.

Site: 554. Two rectangular enclosures marked on the OS 1:10,000 as a sheepfold. The 2 enclosures are set 2m apart at the foot of a slope. One measures 7m E/W x 4m, with an entrance near the SE corner, and the other 10m E/W x 8m, with an entrance near the NE corner. The walls are of uncoursed stone, 0.7m thick, generally 1m in ht., tumbled in places. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2012 APs <2>

1st Edition OS 6" <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8648 0464 (14m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG80SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	GLENELG

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