MHG28204 - Rig - Glen Scaddle
Summary
An area of rig cultivation.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NM 985 678 A rapid survey in advance of forestry plantation found no trace of the settlement of Dauge (or Douge) recorded on Roy's Military Survey, though extensive rig cultivation did survive. The extents of an area of rig cultivation were mapped along the N-facing slope of Glen Scaddle by J Wordsworth during a pre-afforestation survey. <1>
Site 3: Extending nearly 400m N/S by c300m E/W are intermittent patches of rig. Many of these are ill-defined due to the growth of bracken and other vegetation and are best defined from the air or low-light conditions. The rigs extend N of the later dyked enclosure. They were clearly part of the former settlement at Dauge/Douge (transcription uncertain). A single clearance cairn is visible at the SW of this area at C NM 978 677 measuring c5m in diameter. This may just be a clearance cairn, though no similar cairns were observed and it may be the remains of a small store. <2>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <3>
Note; The eastings in the Aryhoulan WGS report are incorrect (TB 18/8/25)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG461 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1997. 'Coire Nathrachain, Glen Scaddle (Ardgour parish), post-medieval settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1997, p.44. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44. 44.
- <2> SHG21229 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 2000. Aryhoulan WGS, Ardgour: An Archaeological Survey. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 29/03/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- <3> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 9880 6794 (470m by 438m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM96NE |
| Civil Parish | ARDGOUR |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/123543 (View HES Trove entry for this site)
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