32026: ECC 46.5 Loch nam Bodach – FISHING SITE? (Undated), DOCK? (Undated)

Summary:

FISHING SITE? (Undated)
DOCK? (Undated)
Stone-built lochside structure, possibly related to fishing or boats

Location:

NB 40628 21076

Full description:

"Situated on the western shore of Loch nam Bodach, this structure measures 9 metres from north to south and is constructed of boulders to form a platform on the shore of the loch up to a maximum of 2 metres in depth. This platform would provide an excellent vantage point for shore fishing at any state of the tide, but equally might have acted as a small dock for boarding boats." (Burgess 2004, 131-132)

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.