Monument record 10108 - LSFH 7.2 Loch Dubh

"A number, at least six, of petrified tree stumps of small and medium sized pine trees were located in an area to the north of Loch Dubh. These stumps ranged in size from 0.2 to 0.5 metres in diameter and seemed to be situated directly to the glacial till, suggesting that they grew during the early post-holocene period. Most stood no more than 0.1 m high." Part of a petrified forest. "Area of petrified tree stumps of various sizes, diameters and heights. All seem to bo of pine and to be growing directly onto the glacial till prior to any significant peat growth. This suggests a pine forest that established itself furing the early pre-glacial period. The extent of this forest is unknown as the stumps identified were seen in water channels, and an unknown number remain still buried beneath the peat." (Burgess 2004, 23)

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document). SWE41054.