MHG59472 - Dyke - Allt A' Bhuilg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- DYKE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1801 AD? to 2000 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A substantial wall of large boulders was recorded during an NTS pre-afforestation survey of Kintail and West Affric in 1997. It had been made at a point where the Allt a' Bhuilg had previously burst its banks. It was over 3m wide by 3m high. It had been partially eroded by the burn. It was not shown on any of the OS maps.
This revetting wall was almost certainly built after the building above, at NG 9565 1710, was inundated by flooding some time after the 1874 OS mapping work. <1>
This wall is visible in aerial photography. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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. KIN034.
- <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 NG 9574 1715 (14m by 58m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG91NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | GLENSHIEL |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/317509/allt-a-bhuilg (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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