32032: ECC 42.7 Loch Cromore, Camas Thormaid

Summary:

FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
WALL (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
DYKE (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
Stone faced turf wall

Location:

NB 4067 2061

Full description:

"This boundary dyke links Loch Cromore in the west to Camas Thormaid in the east, running for 220 metres across the narrow isthmus of land between the two bodies of water. It stands to a height of 1.5 metres and is constructed of turf with a stone face on its southern side. It separates poor grazing land to the south, on the slopes of Sorval, from better grazing and cultivated land (42.5) to the north. This dyke marks a later phase of land division as the boundary markers (53) may be seen to the north on a similar line." (Burgess 2004, 133)

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.