31622: LSFH 43 Loch Sgiobacleit – 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)
Stone wall

Location:

NB 30141 16264

Full description:

"Situated on the west shore of Loch Sgoibacleit, this stone dyke runs across the loch foreshore into the water and marks the extension of a wire fence boundary that runs from west to east from Loch Seaforth Head." (Burgess 2004, 69)

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.

Record Location

Details
Record Type:
Historical or Archaeological Site
Type Of Site:
Dyke; Wall; Field Boundary
Period:
Crofting (1850-1950 AD); Post-Medieval (1540-1900 AD)
SMRRecord ID:
MWE144667
Record Maintained by:
CECL