32019: ECC 46.4 Loch nam Bodach – WALL (Undated), FISH TRAP? (Undated)

Summary:

WALL (Undated)
FISH TRAP? (Undated)
Stone wall, probably fish trap

Location:

NB 40627 20700

Full description:

"Situated on the western shore of the southern arm of Loch nam Bodach the remains of this structure run from west to east for 3 metres before they disappear below the surface of the loch. Consisting of a curving drystone groin or wall this feature, lying for the most part below the high water level, is likely to be the remains of a fish trap designed to catch fish at low tide in the southern arm of the loch. It is in a poor state of repair and as such is impossible to date." (Burgess 2004, 128-129)

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.