Monument record 11868 - TOBHA MOR, SCHOOLHOUSE LOCH

NF73NE 42 7639 3641

NF 7639 3641 Schoolhouse Loch, Tobha Mor. Natural island, densely covered in thorns and other shrubs. At the eastern end are two boulders, about 3m apart, linked by a curvilinear stretch of drystone walling, curving into the centre of the island. There are three lines of walling roughly in line, N-S, running through the middle of the island, filling a space 5m N-S by 7m. The centre length is L-shaped, with the arm running E from the northern tip. These walls are at least 40cm high and very well constructed, being 1-1.5m thick, with two outer skins filled with rubble. No inter-linking walls were visible.
The presence of a causeway was recorded by a local gillie; however, despite high visibility, there was no sign of it.
Sponsors: Universities of Glasgow and Sheffield, King Alfred's College.
J A Raven and M Shelley 2003

REPORT DATE: 22/02/2005