Monument record 10160 - LSFH 34.1 Sideval

"Located on a bedrock knoll that rises out of the boggy ground to the east of Sideval, the fragmentary remains of this structure measure 7 metres from west to east and 6 metres from north to south. Constructed almost entirely of turf there seems to be 3 or possibly 4 sub-circular cells measuring between 2 and 2.5 metres in diameter. Stone fragments in one cell suggest that it was constructed of turf but with a stone toe on its inner face. Similar toes are not visible in the other identifiable cells. The remains are so denuded that inerpretation and accurate description is impossible." "This group, or swarm of sheilings, are located on the eastern and northern slopes of Sideval. Consisting of two rectangular sheilings, constructed of turf and with a stone toe or lining located to the north, and two curvilinear turf and stone sheilings located on the eastern slopes, this swarm seems to represent the edge of a summer grazing area that is presumably located mostly to the north and west, as the land to the east is too wet and marshy to be successfully grazed (particularly by cattle). The remains seem to suggest that earlier grazing locations were closer to Loch Seaforth Head (curvilinear sheilings 34.1 and 34.4) possibly during the medieval period. Later grazings moved north, away from the ground overlooking the loch (rectilinear sheilings 34.2 and 34.3) possibly during the post-medieval period when houses began to appear on the higher ground to the north of the loch edge (32.2)." (Burgess 2004, 47 and 48)

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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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