EHG423 - Walkover survey - Glen Boreraig and the Allt nan Leac valley, Strath, Skye
Technique(s)
Organisation
Steven Birch
Date
Dec 1999
Description
A walkover survey was undertaken by S Birch in 1999 of an area centered on Glen Boreraig and the Allt nan Leac Valley, on Skye. The work was carried out as an assignment for the University of Aberdeen Cerificate in Field Archaeology (Prospection Course, Assignment 3). During the survey sixteen previously unrecorded sites were locate and recorded while the five previously known sites were re-assessed for additional detail. <1>
NOTE: Some site grid references and locational information both in the text and on the plans in the report have been found to be incorrect when compared with vertical aerial photography and some sites are not visible at all. Additional sites have also been found [IS-L 08/10/2025].
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Location
| Location | Glen Boreraig and the Allt nan Leac valley, Strath, Skye |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5915 1783 (1424m by 1264m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | NG51NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
Related Monuments/Buildings (25)
- MHG64747 Boundary dyke - Strath (Monument)
- MHG29613 Boundary Dyke - Strath (Monument)
- MHG29616 Byre and enclosure - Allt a'Gairuillt (Monument)
- MHG29623 Circular structures - Allt nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG29612 Clearance cairns - Strath (Monument)
- MHG5181 Dun Kearstach (Monument)
- MHG5840 Farmstead - Allt Nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG5842 Farmstead - Allt Nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG44261 Hut circle - Allt nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG5182 Hut circle - Glen Boreraig (Monument)
- MHG29626 Hut circle - Strath (Monument)
- MHG40857 Lazy Beds/Rig - Allt a'Gairuillt (Monument)
- MHG29622 Longhouse - Allt Poll a' Bhainne, Strath (Monument)
- MHG29624 Longhouse and farmstead - Allt nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG35902 Rock shelter - Allt Na Leac, Skye (Monument)
- MHG29625 Rock shelter - Allt nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG29620 Shieling hut? - Strath (Monument)
- MHG29619 Shieling huts - Allt a' Gairuillt (Monument)
- MHG44262 Shieling huts - Allt nan Leac (Monument)
- MHG29621 Structure - Allt Poll a' Bhainne (Monument)
- MHG29618 Structures - Allt a' Gairuillt (Monument)
- MHG29614 Track - Camas Malag (Monument)
- MHG64752 Twinning pen - Allt Poll a' Bhainne, Strath (Monument)
- MHG29615 Twinning pen - Strath (Monument)
- MHG29617 Twinning pens, shieling hut and boundary dyke - Glen Boreraig (Monument)
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Record last edited
Oct 8 2025 4:03PM