MHG64042 - Cultivation remains and enclosures - Bad a' Chigean, Assynt
Summary
Area of previous cultivation and enclosures.
Type and Period (3)
- CULTIVATION REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A walkover survey was carried out by C Dagg for a proposed second phase of planting at Little Assynt in February 2000.
Areas of previous cultivation and enclosures. One rocky hillock appears to have been entirely enclosed by means of turf and stone dykes connecting small rockfaces, but the dyke cannot be traced to the north where the ground is more boggy. Within this enclosure is one possible structure consisting of two 2m lengths of low rubble walling forming an L-shape, South West of this enclosure further sections of turf and stone walling running south and south west possibly represent the previous enclosure of this whole area running down to the burn flowing into Loch, bad n' Chigean, There is at least one clearance cairn at the top of this area. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21350 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C. 2000. An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Extension to the Woodland Grant Scheme at Little Assynt, Assynt, Sutherland. Catherine Dagg. 01/03/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 7.
- <2> 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 NC 1681 2759 (394m by 394m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC12NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
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