MHG64337 - Enclosure and turf bank - Tomich/An Garbh-bhad
Summary
A well-preserved turf or turf and stone bank 1m high.
Type and Period (2)
- TURF BANK (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A desk based assessment and rapid walk-over archaeological survey was carried out at Torroble, Lairg by Wordsworth Archaeological Services in 1999.
Site No.1 2: A well-preserved turf or turf and stone bank lm high forms an enclosure 20m square just to the E of the modern road. It sits within a slighter bank 0.7m high that curves NW and then W. The earlier OS map shows both features as extant with a similar enclosure to the SE that now survives W of the road in the later plantation. The dyke on the earlier map evidence formed the E boundary of the settlement at Tomich. The enclosure would originally have been substantial enough to hold cattle. Recommendation: These features should be excluded from the planting and retained as landscape features defining the former boundaries and land-use in this area.<1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21351 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 1999. Torroble Common Grazings, Lairg, Sutherland: An Archaeological Survey. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 06/12/1999. digital. Site 12.
- <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 6109 0525 (125m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC60NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Finds (0)
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