Monument record 10380 - ECC 42.8 Loch Cromore, Loch nam Bodach
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 40640 20600 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB42SW |
Island | Lewis |
Parish | LOCHS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
"This boundary runs from the north-eastern corner of Loch Cromore 103 metres north to the south-western corner of Loch nam Bodach and forms the eastern boundary of field system (42.12). Constructed of turf with a stone face on its west side the dyke has a basal width of 1.5 to 2 metres and stands to a height of 1 metre. Together with dyke (42.7) it forms a stock enclosure of approximately 3.5 hectares located between the poor/summer grazing to the south and the cultivated land to the north and west." (Burgess 2004, 133-134)
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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41054 Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 2 2004 3:25PM