MHG64518 - Dam - Loch an Easain, Assynt, Sutherland
Summary
Dam and terminal of dykes.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A field evaluation walk-over of an area affected by the proposed Woodland Grant Scheme was conducted at Balchladich, Assynt by C. Dagg in 1999.
Site 3: Dam and terminal of dykes. Where the burn flows out of Loch nan Lub, a rubble dam still functioning in raising the water level of the lochan. On the north shore, the turf dyke from Loch an Easain terminates just east of this dam with a section of drystone walling extending into the water. A similar pile of rubble in the water east of this suggests a previous dyke line. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21347 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C. 1999. An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Woodland Grant Scheme at Balchladich, Assynt, Sutherland. Catherine Dagg. 07/07/1999. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 3.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0618 2992 (10m by 12m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC02NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
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