32025: ECC 33.23 Cromore (25)

Summary:

ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
GARDEN (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
VEGETABLE GARDEN (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
Enclosure, probably vegetable or potato garden

Location:

NB 40305 20964

Full description:

"Situated on the cliff tops overlooking the eastern side of Loch Cromore, at the southern end of croft 25 this enclosure encompasses several natural terraces that have formed between a large bedrock outcrop on the cliff edge and the natural hill slope to the east. Measuring 21 x 20 metres overall the walls are constructed of turf with a stone outer face. Internally the enclosure is divided into two areas of equal width by a north-south dividing wall forming two slight terraces. This feature is likely to be a ‘vegetable’ or ‘potato’ garden relating to the pre-crofting and crofting phase occupation of the houses (33.14, 33.15 and 40.2) located at the northern end of the croft." (Burgess 2004, 131)

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.