Monument record 10380 - ECC 42.8 Loch Cromore, Loch nam Bodach

Summary

Stone faced turf wall

Location

Grid reference NB 40640 20600 (point)
Map sheet NB42SW
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004.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

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