Monument record 6831 - Loch Langais

Very low water levels in September 1999 revealed possible sub-peat walls and structures, and the remains of a stand of woodland, at the south-eastern edge of Loch Langais. These were initially reported by Dr John MacLeod of Loch nam Madaigh. John Hollingdale, forester, investigated the timber, which appears to have been very well-grown Scots pine, with no obvious working marks, and no signs of climatic stress. The woodland may have been killed off by disease or by rising water levels. A sample for dating was taken. A site visit did not confirm whether the apparent walls and structure were in fact natural or artificial. A fractured bedrock outcrop may have produced much of the stone, but some of the stones did appear to have been aligned and sorted. MML 13.9.99