Monument record 10381 - ECC 54.1 Loch Mor, Grianan Beag

Summary

Turf and stone wall with canalised watercourse

Location

Grid reference NB 37672 19568 (point)
Map sheet NB31NE
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

"Starting as a drystone dyke on the northern shore of Loch Mor this boundary runs for 680 metres in a northerly direction and is constructed for much of its length in turf with some stone. It is mirrored for much of its length by a canalised watercourse on its eastern side that runs south towards Loch Mor. This dyke terminates on the western side of Grianan Beag, where it meets a burn that runs around the southern and western sides of the hill before heading north to the shore of Loch Erisort. This burn seems to mark the northern continuation of the boundary line formed initially by the dyke." (Burgess 2004, 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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004.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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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 2 2004 3:32PM

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