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MHG579233 - Cleared beach, Caolas an Loch Bhig (South)

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Cleared beach, Caolas an Loch Bhig (South)

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Caolas an Loch Bhig (South)
Above the narrows at the mouth of Loch Beag, the innermost basin of Loch Hourn, on a small fan of rubble filled material brought down from the cliffs above by sheet water are the remains of two small houses and other features first noted in 2000. They are in a position where no sunlight reaches them for six months of the year and there is no cultivable ground. The houses appear to belong to a later period than the houses found at Lochournhead. These sites were recorded by NOSAS in 2004 as part of an archaeological survey of Inner Loch Hourn.

Site 626. A cleared beach 10m in width on a SW / NE axis, bounded on the SE side by a natural rock outcrop. <1>

Note; Site not visible on APs so location approximate. (T Blackie 25/5/18)

Note; The NOSAS report attributes the site to the Skiary area but this appears to be an error. (T.Blackie 25/5/18)

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Grid reference	Centred NG 9373 0716 (11m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG90NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	GLENELG

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