31586: LSFH 45.1 Sideval – FIELD BOUNDARY; WALL

Summary:

FIELD BOUNDARY (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
WALL (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
DYKE (Crofting – 1850 AD to 1950 AD)
Turf and stone wall, linked to head dyke

Location:

NB 27692 16646

Full description:

"Running sinuously from north to south for over 200 metres this turf and stone dyke links the crofting head dyke (26.1) to the shore of Loch Seaforth Head. It is likely to date to the crofting phase of agriculture in the area acting either as a cultivation boundary or croft boundary, possibly marking the westernmost extent of the crofts in this area." (Burgess 2004, 56)

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.