Scotia Archaeology
REPORT TO SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN ENERGY
33KV REBUILD GRUDIE BRIDGE TO KINLOCHEWE, HIGHLAND
Desk study and walk-over survey November 2014 to April 2015
Lismore Dollerie Terrace Crieff Perthshire Tel: 01764-652638 email: [email protected]
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INTRODUCTION
This report describes the results of a desk study and walk-over survey of archaeological sites and monuments along the route of a proposed 33kv power line between Grudie Bridge, at the head of Loch Luichart, and Taagan, at the head of Loch Maree, 2km north-west of Kinlochewe. It extends from approximately NH 3095 6237 westwards to approximately NH 0125 6401, an overall distance of some 17km.
The new line will take power generated from a large number of proposed hydro-electric stations in Wester Ross. It will run roughly parallel with an existing overhead line which distributes power to dwellings and businesses in the area but was never intended to support the new load that is to be generated. Hence there is a requirement to establish a separate, dedicated power line to cope with the new load.
Some sections of the new line will be carried overhead while others will be underground. From a power station at Grudie Bridge the route will be underground, running westwards on the north side of Loch a' Chuilinn and along Strath Bran as far as a point just outside Achnasheen, at approximately NH 1576 5861. From there it will continue as an overhead line along the shore of Loch a' Chroisg to the head of Glen Docherty, at approximately NH 0779 5849. From that point the line will revert to an underground cable, running north-westwards along Glen Docherty as far as NH 0456 6177. The remainder of the route, around the north side of Kinlochewe, will again be overhead as far as Taagan.
The new line is intended to be built in late 2015. As a consequence, Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) commissioned a desk study of the route in order to identify any sites of archaeological or historical significance that might lie on or near it and which might be threatened by this development. A walk-over survey was conducted along the same route thereafter. Both surveys were undertaken by John Lewis of Scotia Archaeology at the request of Max Bigham, wayleave manager at SSE.
SITES IDENTIFIED BY THE DESK STUDY
The sources consulted for this work included:
the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS);
the Sites and Monuments Record maintained by the Highland Council’s Historical Environment Record (HER);
early editions of Ordnance Survey (OS) maps; and
Archaeology Scotland’s annual journal Discovery & Excavation in Scotland.
Sites and monuments are listed according to the numbers allocated by RCAHMS (eg NH26SE 6) or, if unlisted by RCAHMS, by HER (eg MHG32856). No sites or monuments protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act of 1979 (Scheduled Monuments) were identified during these surveys.
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SSE supplied eleven maps showing the proposed route of the power line coloured blue on the maps appearing at the end of this report.
Sites and monuments identified by the desk study are shown as green dots while those encountered during the field survey but which do not appear in any sites and monuments records are represented by red dots. Where maps overlap, sites are shown on both maps although reference is made in this report only to the easternmost of those maps.
The sites and monuments listed in this document do not include obvious standing structures that would automatically be avoided during construction work. This also applies to cemeteries that are still in use or whose boundary walls are clearly upstanding. Examples of the latter can be found at Achanalt, some 6km west of Grudie, where two cemeteries NH26SE 19 (MHG50756) and MHG31520/MHG31521 are both surrounded by substantial walls and may still be in use.
The survey ran through a landscape comprising mostly moorland and rough grazing with stretches of commercial forestry, some recently felled. Near Kinlochewe the route crossed some improved pasture.
MAP 1
1 NH26SE 6 Enclosure
An enclosure is depicted at NH 292 618 on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxiii) and on the 1971 edition of the OS 1:10000 map.
Site 1 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
2 NH26SE 7 Enclosure
An enclosure is depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxiii) at NH 282 619 but is not shown on the 1971 edition OS 1:10000 map.
Site 2 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
MAP 2
3 NH26SE 8 Township
The first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxiii) shows two roofed and one unroofed buildings and two enclosures at NH 254 616. The 1971 OS 1:10000 map shows two roofed buildings and an enclosure at this location.
No pre-modern structures or features are visible at this location.
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MAP 3
4 NH26SW 2 Knockban township and field system (Photo 1)
A township comprising three roofed, one partially roofed and one unroofed buildings, together with a fank and a field-system, is depicted at NH 222 609 on the first edition OS 6- inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxiii). The second edition shows two buildings, one of them a school, at NH 22240 60884.
One roofed building with an attached enclosure and two other enclosures are shown on the 1971 edition of the OS 1:10000 map.
Nothing of antiquity is now visible at this location other than a sheep fank centred on NH 22229 60859.
MAP 4
5 NH26SE 1, 2, 3, 4, 16 Finds spots
The rather vague grid reference of NH 20 60 has been given for the retrieval of various finds, including four bronze axe heads, animal remains and some bog butter.
No structures or features of archaeological significance are visible around this area.
MAP 5
6 NH51NE 1 Cist; beaker
A short cist containing a beaker burial was found in 1959 during road straightening through a natural, morainic hillock at NH 1738 5883. Only one piece of charcoal was found with the beaker which is now housed in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.
No structures or features of archaeological significance are visible around this area.
MAP 6
7 NH15NW 6 Field system
A field-system, centred on NH 1445 5860, is depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire & Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxxiv) but is not shown on the 1971 edition OS 1:10000 map.
Site 7 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
8 NH15NW 2 Iron slag
Quantities of iron slag, probably from a bloomery, were recorded in 1886 as being found near the roadside at NH 145 585, below the ‘new’ Loch Rosque lodge (Dixon 1886).
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Test pitting across the suspected site in 2002 revealed no trace of a bloomery.
Site 8 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
9 NH15NW 9 Structure; enclosure; quarry; clearance cairns
Enclosure banks, quarry pits and a wall associated with a medieval or later structure were recorded around NH 139 586 in 2002. Trenching revealed details of the construction of some of these features but no indication of the date or chronology of the settlement as a whole was forthcoming. Map evidence suggests that the building was occupied into the late 18th/early 19th century. Three small clearance cairns were excavated but revealed no evidence of formal structure or date.
Site 9 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
MAP 7
10 NH15NW 1 Standing stone
At NH 1021 5862 is a square, dressed stone some 0.7m high and 0.3m square. It is known locally as Clach an 't Shagart, or ‘the stone of the priest’.
Site 10 is sufficiently far from the new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
11 MHG32856 Buildings
A survey carried out in advance of the widening of the A832 road identified two buildings, one either side of the old road, at NH 0966 5849. The building to the north of the road was destroyed during the construction of the new road.
No trace of any pre-modern structures is now visible at this location.
MAP 8
12 NH05NE 1 Iron-working site (Photo 2)
A large quantity of heavy black slag was discovered by Dixon (1886) at NH 069 590, in scattered heaps to the south of the road. Dixon states that there was no sign of a furnace although Macadam (1887, 102) mentions a stone building with slag on its walls.
A field assessment undertaken in 2004, prior to the upgrading of the A832, identified a bloomery. It occupied a terrace above the confluence of the Glen Docherty Burn and one of its tributaries. Features identified included a partly disturbed bloomery mound, 10m long and at least 5m wide, and slag and other burnt materials to its south-east. There was no evidence of a furnace or hearth or any other associated structures.
The remains of this site lie at the edge of the burn, probably well below the level at which the cable will be laid.
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MAP 9
13 NH05NE 7 Shieling huts
In 2001 a group of shieling huts was identified in an area centred on NH 064 594, near the head of Glen Docherty. No further information is given.
These putative shieling huts appear to be located on the west side of the burn, well away from the proposed route of the cable line.
14 NH06SE 21 Scoop
Analysis was undertaken on samples from a scoop at NH 0577 6017, close to Glen Docherty Burn, where burnt material was retrieved (DES 2005, 81). Radiocarbon dates for the scoop place it in the 15th-17th centuries AD. Round-wood charcoal was retrieved from the base of the scoop which appeared to have been used for charcoal burning.
The remains of this site, now protected by a permeable membrane, lie in a flat, boggy area close to the road. Depending on which side of the road the power line will run, this site may need protection during the excavation of the cable trench.
15 NH06SE 8 Bloomery (Photos 3, 4)
An enclosure is depicted at NH 0563 6038 on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire1881, sheet lxxxiii) but is not shown on the OS 1:10560 map of 1968. Investigations in 2001 indicated that this is the site of a previously unknown bloomery.
The only remains of this site now visible above ground consist of a short stretch of walling, at NH 05642 60391. The site may need some protection during the proposed development.
16 NH06SE 9 Shieling huts (possible); enclosure (Photo 5)
What may be two unroofed shieling huts and an enclosure are depicted at NH 0555 6043 on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxxiii). The enclosure is also shown on the 1968 OS 1:10560 map.
This site was not located during the field survey. This area is currently covered in dense vegetation, mostly gorse and heather.
17 NH06SE 10 Enclosures (Photo 6)
Two enclosures are depicted at NH 0510 6090 on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxxiii) but are not shown on the 1968 OS 1:10560 map.
The surviving remains of these enclosures are very scant although they may need protection during any trenching there may be in this area.
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18 NH06SW 11 Shieling hut (possible)
The first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, lxxxiii) shows what may be an unroofed shieling hut attached to a short length of wall at NH 04924 61116. It is not shown on the current 1992 OS 1:10000 map.
This site was not encountered during the field survey and may have been demolished after it was recorded on OS map.
MAP 10
19 MHG31242 Tent chimney (Photo 7)
A stone-built fireplace with chimney and hearth is located at NH 0470 6150. This structure may have served as a temporary camp for road workers, perhaps covering the fireplace with a sheet or tarpaulin to make a type of tent.
This site is now almost completely hidden by a dense coverage of small saplings.
20 NH06SW 18 Cairnfield; hut circle (Photos 8, 9)
Records state that this hut-circle, located north of a burn on a moss-covered terrace at NH 0371 6255, measures 9m in diameter within a wall of boulders, 1.5m thick. There is an entrance on the south-east marked by a dip in the bank and two external boulders set about 2m apart. The hut-circle is surrounded by sinuous stony dykes and small cairns.
At the time of the walk-over survey, the roughly circular terrace was clearly visible but no other features were evident at this site. Its location is very close to the proposed route of the new overhead line and this site may need some form of protection during construction work.
21 NH06SW 17 Cairn; hut circle (Photos 10, 11)
This cairn, situated on a terrace at the foot of a slope at NH 0375 6258, measures 7.7m in diameter by 0.6m high. Its perimeter is defined by a kerb of boulders.
On the sloping terrace to the north is a partly robbed hut-circle, measuring 8.5m in diameter within a stone-faced bank about 1.3m thick and 0.4m high. It is robbed of stone on the east and a gap has been cut through on the west. The chronological relationship between these two structures is unclear.
Some protection may be required for these features during the construction of the new line.
22 NH06SW 20 Limekiln
A limekiln is marked on the first edition OS 6-inch map (1881 Ross-shire & Cromartyshire, sheet lxxi) at NH 0349 6246.
Site 22 is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
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23 NH06SW 21 Limekiln
A limekiln is marked on the first edition OS 6-inch map (1881 Ross-shire & Cromartyshire, sheet lxxi) at NH 0330 6243.
This site is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
24 NH06SW 2 Cemetery; church (possible)
The burial-ground of Culinellan is located at NH 0353 6270, near the farm of the same name. Just outside it are the remains of a house called ‘the chapel’ which may have occupied the site of an ancient church.
The burial ground, now enclosed by a modern fence, is still in use. The remains of a building, presumably ‘the chapel’, are visible as a pile of rubble to which has been added field clearance boulders.
This area should be completely avoided during the development process.
25 NH06SW 9 Structure; field boundary
An unroofed structure and a length of field wall are depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxi) at NH 0348 6273 (rather than the grid reference of NH 034 627 given by RCAHMS) but are not shown on the 1992 edition of the OS 1:10000 map.
These structures were not identified during the walk-over survey although this area should be avoided if possible during the construction of the new power line.
MAP 11
26 NH06SW 8 Farmstead
An unroofed building attached to a length of wall is depicted on the first edition of the OS 6- inch map (Ross-shire & Cromartyshire 1881, sheet lxxi) at NH 0245 6305. The building is shown roofed on the 1992 edition of the OS 1:10000 map. The farm of Anancaun is still occupied.
This site is sufficiently far from the proposed new cable route to be unaffected by the development.
SITES IDENTIFIED BY THE WALK-OVER SURVEY
The walk-over survey was carried out in sections, on 6 and 27 November 2014, 9-10 March 2015 and 30-31 March 2015 in weather which varied between warm and sunny and snowstorms.
The field survey followed the route represented by the blue line on the maps, the actual area surveyed extending up to 100m either side of it. Between Grudie Bridge and Achnasheen
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(Maps 1-5) and along Glen Docherty (Maps 8-10) the underground cable will be laid very close to the A832 road although, at this stage, it is not known which side of the road this will be. The new overhead stretches of line (Maps 6-8 and 10-11) will mostly follow the existing one although it will deviate somewhat in places.
The sites listed in this section do not appear on any sites and monuments record. Their numbers are continuous with those listed in the desk study and are shown as red dots on the accompanying maps. Maps in which no previously recorded sites were encountered on the walk-over survey are not included in the following inventory.
MAP 2
27 Cairns; walls (Photos 12-18)
Some 2km west of Achanalt and to the immediate south of the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway are four cairns and the remains of several low walls, some of which may once have formed part of an enclosure. The cairns comprise rounded boulders and pebbles, partially grassed over.
Cairn 1, at NH 24472 61348, is roughly circular with a diameter of 2m and is 0.5m high. Approximately 8m to its south-east is Cairn 2 which measures 5m by 2m and 0.5m high. Cairn 3 is located 7m west of Cairn 1 and is roughly circular with a diameter of 5m and is 0.3m high. Cairn 4 lies 8m north-east of Cairn 1 and measures approximately 3m by 1.5m and 0.3m high.
It is unclear whether these features are burial mounds or simply field clearance cairns.
Site 27: Cairn 1, viewed from the west, with Cairn 2 beyond
The underground cable trench will probably be excavated to the north of the railway line, away from these features, although operatives should be aware of their presence.
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MAP 5
28 Wall (Photos 19, 20)
At NH 18155 59046, to the south of the A832 road, are the remains of a grass-covered wall, some 30m east/west and one to two courses high. Its function and full extent are unknown.
The scant remains of the wall should be avoided during the construction of the new line.
MAP 6
29 Sheep fank (Photo 21)
On sloping ground at NH 15292 58658 is a part-demolished sheep fank measuring some 16m in diameter, its walls surviving to a maximum height of 1.5m in its north arc.
This sheep fank should be avoided during the construction of the new power line.
30 Sheep fank (Photo 22)
On steeply sloping ground, at NH 14361 58770 adjacent to existing Pole 201, are the remains of a sheep fank some 15m in diameter with walls surviving to a maximum height of 1.5m.
The existing power line stands adjacent to the fank. The new line should avoid this structure.
MAP 9
31 ?Standing stone (Photos 23-25)
At NH 05515 60589, 20m north-east of the road on gently sloping ground is a stone, 900mm broad, 110mm thick and 670mm high. It appears to have been broken off at some stage. The stone is unlikely to have been placed naturally although its original intention is not certain.
Site 31, viewed from the south-west
Every effort should be made to avoid Site 31.
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MAP 10
32 Farmstead/township (Photos 26-41)
The remains of four buildings and some associated features which straddle a gravel road that runs along the north side of the Abhainn Bruachaig to the north of Kinlochewe were identified during the walk-over survey.
Structure 1
Structure 1 survives as a maximum of one course of rubble masonry defining a rectangular building on the north side of the road at NH 04219 62297. It measures approximately 5m east/west by 4m wide over rubble walls now covered with vegetation and of indeterminate thickness.
Site 32: Structure 1, viewed from the north
Scoop
Approximately 5m to the west of Structure 1 is a rectangular scoop measuring 4.2m north/south by 3.2m east/west. Its east side is somewhat indistinct whereas its other three sides are more clearly defined.
Structure 2
Structure 2 is located 3m to the north of Structure 1, at NH 04227 62308, and, at the time of the survey, was partially covered with bracken. It measures 10.5m north/south by 4.2m wide over drystone rubble walls 0.8m wide and up to two courses high.
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Structure 3
Some 40m west of Structure 1 at NH 04175 62280, on the south side of the road, stand the remains of Structure 3. It measures 14m east/west by 5m wide over drystone rubble walls 0.8m wide and standing to a maximum height of two courses, mostly covered in vegetation. Field clearance boulders have been deposited against the west end of the building. There are traces of what might be an enclosure to the immediate north of Structure 3.
Structure 4
Structure 4 is located approximately 60m west of Structure 1, at NH 04143 62311. It measures 10m east/west by 4.2m wide over 0.8m-wide drystone rubble walls, 0.8m wide, only one course of which survives.
Site 32: Structure 4, viewed from the east
This pre-Improvement settlement is quite extensive and all elements of it should be avoided when the new power line is constructed.
33 Building (Photos 42-45)
Centred on NH 03666 62586 are the scant remains of a roughly circular building or small enclosure measuring 4.0-4.5m across with walls of small boulders, 0.8m thick. No associated features were visible and its function remains unknown.
The sparse remains of this structure should be avoided during construction work.
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34 Mound (Photo 46)
At NH 03657 62609, close to Site 33, is what may be a prehistoric burial mound measuring 7m north/south by 4.5m wide and 0.4m high.
It is not clear whether this feature is of any antiquity but it should be avoided during construction work.
35 Mound (Photo 47)
Located at the west end of a field of improved pasture, at NH 03232 62679, is a grass- covered mound measuring approximately 8m north/south by 4m wide and up to 1m high. Although field clearance boulders have been deposited at its north end and it stands adjacent to upcast from a drainage ditch, the mound appears to be earlier than either of these feataures and is most likely a prehistoric burial mound.
This putative burial mound, together with a buffer zone around it, should be avoided during construction work.
Site 35, viewed from the east 36 Mound (Photo 48)
This roughly circular, grass-covered mound stands at the west edge of a field of improved pasture, at NH 03151 62790, and measures 4m across and 0.8m high. Field clearance boulders have been placed over the mound which almost certainly houses a prehistoric burial.
This feature must be avoided and a buffer zone erected around it if construction work is undertaken in its vicinity.
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Site 36, viewed from the south
37 Farmstead (Photos 49-53)
Site 5 comprises the remains of what appears to be a pre-Improvement settlement consisting of three structures, two of them rectangular and one roughly circular.
Structure 1
The remains of a rectangular structure measuring 12m east/west by 5m wide is located at NH 03015 62698. Its walls are covered in vegetation and stand to a maximum height of 0.4m. To its south are what may be the remains of an enclosure.
Structure 2
A short distance south of Structure 1, at NH 03015 62663, are the foundations of a roughly circular structure measuring some 5m in diameter and 0.4m high but whose east side is well eroded.
Structure 3
At NH 02986 62633 are the remains of a rectangular structure measuring 12m east/west by 5m wide with grass-covered walls 0.8m high.
This small settlement is likely to be located close to the new power line and hence every effort should be made to circumvent its various elements.
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Site 37: Structure 1, viewed from the north
Site 37: Structure 2, viewed from the east
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38 Mound (Photo 54)
At NH 02972 62682 is a low, grass-covered mound measuring 5.5m north/south by 4m north/south. This feature may be another prehistoric burial mound.
This low mound should be avoided during the construction process.
39 Pet burials (Photos 55-56)
Located at NH 03937 62446, just north of an occupied house, are the graves of several pets, evident as small boulders and cobbles laid flat. The pets therein belonged to the house owner.
Although these burials are very recent in date, they should be avoided during the construction of the new power line.
CONCLUSIONS
Much of the length of the new power line passes through a landscape almost devoid of archaeological sites although there is a heavy concentration of sites in Glen Docherty and particularly to the north of Kinlochewe. Some of the sites are industrial in nature and include several relating to the early iron industry (Sites 8, 12, 14 and 15) and others to lime-burning (Sites 22 and 23). Further industrial sites have been identified in the vicinity of Kinlochewe but these lie beyond the survey area.
The remains of several pre-Improvement settlements (Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25 and 26) have been recorded close to the route of the new line. However, not all of them are now visible above ground and many of the relevant records are confusing with the same information being repeated in several of them, making it difficult to interpret the actual settlement patterns in places.
Three more pre-Improvement settlements (Sites 32, 33 and 37) were encountered during the walk-over survey, Site 32 being particularly extensive and prominent.
Prehistoric activity had already been attested in this area by the presence of a hut circle and cairn (Sites 20 and 21), the standing stone at Site 10 and the finds spots of Sites 5 and 6. The walk-over survey identified another possible standing stone at Site 31 and three probable burial mounds (Sites 35, 36 and 38) while other similar features (Sites 27 and 34) may also prove to be burial sites.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The exact route of the new power line is yet to be determined. The underground sections will run alongside the A832 road although, at this stage, it is not known which side of the road it will follow. Similarly, the precise line of the two overhead sections of line are yet to be decided and the positions of individual poles yet to be surveyed. As a consequence, it is difficult to ascertain which archaeological sites and monuments might be affected when building the new line.
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However, it is clear that parts of the new line are likely to run close to some archaeological sites, particularly on the north side of Kinlochewe where there is a dense concentration of them (see Maps 10 and 11).
The most obvious danger to archaeological structures and features would be the excavation of underground cable trenches and the trenches for poles and associated stays along the overhead sections. However, other activities can also pose problems to the survival of the archaeological record, including the deposition and retrieval of spoil, the temporary storage of poles and other materials and the movement of plant and other machinery.
Every effort should be made to preserve any archaeological features that lie on or close to the course of the new power line. The most effective preservation strategy is to ensure that intrusive activities completely avoid such features, those lying close to the power line being protected by secure fences extending well beyond the obvious limits of the sites. This work should be carried out by SSE, under archaeological supervision, the fences being maintained throughout the construction of the line.
Should it prove impossible to avoid disturbing an archaeological feature, it may prove necessary to carry out a full-scale excavation of it or, if the threat is perceived as slight, to undertake an archaeological watching brief during excavation. This approach would ensure that the site is preserved by record.
REFERENCES
DES Discovery & Excavation in Scotland.
Dixon, J H 1886 Gairloch in North-West Ross-shire. Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants and Natural History: With a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. Edinburgh.
Macadam, W I 1887 ‘Notes on the ancient iron industry of Scotland’, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 21 (1886-7), 89-131.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
Only a small number of the photographs described below appear in this report, the entire catalogue being contained in the site archive.
1 Site 4: sheep fank, viewed from the north 2 Site 12, viewed from the north-west 3-4 Site 15: wall, viewed from the west 5 Site 16: view of the scoop from the south-east 6 Site 17, viewed from the south-east 7 Site 19: view from the west of tent chimney obliterated by vegetation 8-9 Site 20: NH06SW 18 (putative hut circle), viewed from the north-east 10-11 Site 21: NH06SW 17 (cairn), viewed from the north 12 Site 27: Cairn 1, viewed from the west 13 Site 27: Cairn 1, viewed from the west with Cairn 2 beyond 14 Site 27: Cairn 2, viewed from the south-west 15 Site 27: Cairn 3, viewed from the south-east 16 Site 27: Cairn 4, viewed from the south-west
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17 Site 27: complex of stone features, viewed from the north 18 Site 27: complex of stone features, viewed from the north-east 19-20 Site 28: grass-covered wall, viewed from the north 21 Site 29: sheep fank, viewed from the north 22 Site 30: sheep fank, viewed from the north 23-25 Site 31: ?standing stone, viewed from the south-west 26 Site 32: Structure 1, viewed from the north 27 Site 32 Structure 1, viewed from the east 28 Site 32: Structure 1, viewed from the west 29 Site 32: scoop, viewed from the north 30 Site 32: scoop, viewed from the east 31 Site 32: Structure 2, viewed from the north 32 Site 32: Structure 2 with Structure 1 in the top right corner, viewed from the north 33 Site 32: Structure 2, viewed from the east 34 Site 32: field clearance cairn at the west end of Structure 3, viewed from the north- west 35 Site 32: Structure 3, viewed from the east 36 Site 32: Structure 3, viewed from the west 37 Site 32: Structure 3 and enclosure, viewed from the north 38 View to the west across Site 32 39 Site 32: Structure 4, viewed from the north 40 Site 32: Structure 4, viewed from the east 41 Site 32: the east end of Structure 4 with a remnant of an enclosure to its north, viewed from the south-west 42-43 Site 33, viewed from the west 44-45 Site 33, viewed from the north 46 Site 34 mound with Site 2 immediately beyond, viewed from the west 47 Site 35 mound, viewed from the east 48 Site 36 mound, viewed from the south 49 Site 37: Structure 1, viewed from the east 50 Site 37: Structure 1, viewed from the north 51 Site 37: Structure 2, viewed from the east 52 Site 37: Structure 3, viewed from the west 53 Site 37: Structure 3, viewed from the north 54 Site 38 mound, viewed from the west 55 Site 39 (pet burials), viewed from the east 56 Site 39 (pet burials), viewed from the south
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