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SHG24073 - Boor Hydro-Electric Scheme, Inverasdale Estate, Poolewe, Parish of Gairloch, Wester Ross: Archaeological Evaluation

Type	Text/Report/Fieldwork Report
Title	Boor Hydro-Electric Scheme, Inverasdale Estate, Poolewe, Parish of Gairloch, Wester Ross: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/Originator	Dagg, C
Date/Year	12/2008
Organisation	Unaffiliated

Abstract/Summary

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Site 1. Boor township, building e. outside deer fence . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31089 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township. Building d. in foreground, buildings b and c at top of bracken slope . From S © Catherine Dagg. id: 31088 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, building d. detail of stonework . From S © Catherine Dagg. id: 31087 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, building d. east aspect . From NE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31086 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, building d. . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31085 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor Township, building c. . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31084 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 14. Hut circle, interior and NW arc of rubble walling . From SE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31083 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, buildings b and c . From S © Catherine Dagg. id: 31082 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 14. Hut circle, visible rubble walling is W arc . From E © Catherine Dagg. id: 31081 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 14. Hut circle: ring of large stones within bracken, centre . From NE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31080 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 12. Single stone row in foreground is possible earlier boundary alignment. Main boundary turf and rubble dyke is behind . From W © Catherine Dagg. id: 31079 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10. General view of enclosure . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31078 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10. West end of walling . From N © Catherine Dagg. id: 31077 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10. Detail of walling which may overlie former shieling hut . From W © Catherine Dagg. id: 31076 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10. Waterfall at proposed intake site and, to right of stream, low rubble walling of enclosure. In foreground is south end of dyke of site 5 . From NE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31075 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 8. Level summit of slight knoll is probable former hut circle . From N © Catherine Dagg. id: 31074 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7. Platform (centre) of possible former structure. Allt a’Mhuilinn in background . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31073 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7. Platform (centre) of possible former structure . From W © Catherine Dagg. id: 31072 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, building b. SE aspect . From E © Catherine Dagg. id: 31071 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7. Bracken-covered stones of possible structure (right) and platform (left, slightly higher) . From E © Catherine Dagg. id: 31070 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6. Grassy knoll where dyke deviates around diameter of possible former hut circle . From SE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31069 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5. North section of dyke, retaining. To left of this is former footpath and route for temporary access to intake. . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31068 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5. Boundary, field clearance on top of ridge within enclosed area. . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31067 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5, 6 . Junction of turf and rubble dykes at north end of enclosure. Right of centre is grassy knoll where dyke deviates which is likely to be hut circle, site 6. Allt a’Mhuilinn is visible on far right. . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31066 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5. General view of enclosed area, centre right . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31065 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5. General view of area west of Torr a’Bhioda with east extension turf and rubble dyke . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31064 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4. Turf and rubble dyke . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31063 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3. Torr a’Bhioda hut circle . From SW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31062 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3. Torr a’Bhioda hut circle . From NE © Catherine Dagg. id: 31061 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1. Boor township, building a. within garden of Boor House . From NW © Catherine Dagg. id: 31060 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Documents (1)

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SHG24073_BoorMicroHydroSurvey.pdf — © Catherine Dagg. id: 117822 (click to open this file in a new window)

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Description

This report has been gone through at a basic level, and monuments are depicted as points only. The report is not yet publicly available on the web.

Referenced Monuments (10)

Referenced Events (1)

Desk based assessment and walkover survey for proposed hydro-electric scheme, Inverasdale Estate

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