Archaeology Notes

Event ID 807942

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NH51SW 3.00 5211 1176

NH51SW 3.01 NT c.509 129 Field survey area; shielings (possible)

NH51SW 3.02 NT 5115 1216 Field survey area; enclosures

NH 521 117 A field survey of a proposed hydro-electric scheme at Garrogie, near Fort Augustus, was undertaken. Garrogie, or Garragie, Lodge is located in the glen through which the River Fechlin flows NW from Loch Killin to its confluence with the River Foyers. The development site is an area of open hillside, lightly wooded marshy moorland, on the N side of the River Fechlin. A walkover survey of the pipeline route and access tracks (total length c 3.5km) was carried out in August 2000. Few significant archaeological features were encountered.

To the N of Garrogie Lodge a small tributary runs into the River Fechlin from the E, which was shown on OS maps of 1971 to have been crossed by a footbridge. The structure no longer exists but the remains of crude drystone footings for this bridge were identified. The 1971 map also shows two enclosures on the hillslope on the NE side of the Fechlin, 80-90m above the river, at NH 5101 1201. Remains of drystone walls of the larger of these two enclosures were encountered.

Sponsor: Caledonian Power plc

M Roy 2000