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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 696468
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/696468
NR76NE 1 7554 6848.
(NR 7555 6847) Listed among crannogs, Eilean Tigh is described as a rocky islet, waling all round, total area 80' x 60', with two rectangular house ruins, probably on older structures. It is suggested that the island has been artificially enlarged.
M Campbell and M Sandeman 1964.
NR 7556 6848. A sub-oval artificial island measuring 17.5m NE-SW by 14.5m and contained by a revetment wall up to 1.1m on the NW. On the E are the remains of a well-constructed jetty. The two rectangular buildings are of crude construction, and probably represent a secondary occupation of the island.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (D W R) 25 May 1973.
No change to the report of 25 May 1973.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (B S) 1 March 1977.
