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MHG58498 - Building, Croulin (west)

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Building, Croulin (west)

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Croulin (west)
These sites were recorded by NOSAS in 2008/9 as part of an archaeological survey of outer Loch Hourn.

There are small townships on both sides of the burn some 500m inland, whilst lower down, closer to the shore, there are numerous scattered ruins within the now enclosed fields (figs. 13 and 14). The homes of the 2 current occupants, along with their various outbuildings, sit to either side of the enclosed ground. We estimate that as much as 10 hectares of land was in cultivation at one time. The cultivation remains are still very visible, both on the ground and in aerial photographs. Later the best of the ground was enclosed by a substantial stone wall and shows evidence of having been ploughed by tractor. A sheep fank was constructed on the top side of the enclosed ground (Site 1136; fig. 14; plate 27). It is also possible that - after the lower ground was first enclosed - the poorer ground above the head dyke was cultivated in lazy beds for potatoes, at the time when the population was at his peak.

Site 1140. The footings of a sub-rectangular building, measuring c.7.3m N-S x 3.5m E-W externally. The internal dimensions are difficult to define as the W wall, in particular, is very insubstantial, but they are possibly c.7m x 2.5m. Externally, the walls stand to a height of c.0.8m and, internally, to c.0.4m. They are c.1m wide and are battered. There is no clear entrance and the N gable has rounded corners externally. The SE corner is very tumbled, with no visible wall faces. The building is bracken covered, with boggy ground to the S. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 AP’s <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 7809 0899 (6m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG70NE
Civil Parish	GLENELG
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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