31585: LSFH 26.1 Beinn Iobheir – WALL; DYKE

Summary:

FIELD BOUNDARY (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
WALL (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
DYKE (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
HEAD DYKE (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
Stone-faced turf wall, head dyke

Location:

NB 28216 16716

Full description:

"This wall runs for 920 metres along the north side of the crofts located on the north shore of Loch Seaforth Head, immediately outwith the modern wire croft fence. The remains of this wall are constructed of turf with a stone face and stand to a maximum 0.25 metres in height. This wall represents the head dyke of the earliest phase of crofting settlement on the north shore of Loch Seaforth Head dating to the 1830s-1840s." (Burgess 2004, 36-37)

References:

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Northamptonshire Archaeology Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Part No Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.