31603: LSFH 44 Seaforth Head – FIELD BOUNDARY

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 29249 16339

Full description:

"Situated between the high and low water marks on the north shore of Loch Seaforth Head, this drystone dyke shows signs of recent maintenance and measures 50 metres from north to south, 2 metres in width and up to 1.5 metres high. It is situated at the southern end of a modern fence boundary that demarcates the western edge of the Seaforth Head crofts, and is likely therefore to date to that period of activity in the vicinity." (Burgess 2004, 63-64)

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.