Monument record 10109 - LSFH 7.3 Abhiann na Muilne

"A series of eight stumps spread over a boggy area to the north of Loch Dubh. The stumps all appear to be pine and are situated on the top of the post-glacial till suggesting that they grew during the early post-holocene period. Most stood no more than 0.1m high, though one stood to 0.5 metres, and may exhibit signs of cutting or felling, though whether these occurred in antiquity in unclear and would require further investigation. 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, 24 and 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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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.