Archaeology Notes

Event ID 674944

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NM81SE 2 8618 1102

NM 8618 1102. Viewed from the shore, the larger and more northerly of the islands in Loch an Daimh - 'Loch of the Oxen' - shows evidence of an encircling wall and of two oblong houses.

M Campbell and M Sandeman 1964

NM 8618 1102. There is no boat on this loch. The remains on the island appear to be as described. No further information could be obtained locally.

Visited by OS (R D) 1 December 1969

The island appears on OS 1:10 000 map, (1974), but is neither named nor annotated.

One unroofed building, orientated SW-NE, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet cxxx). One unroofed building, orientated NW-SE, is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 28 September 1998