Brenachoile Lodge
Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brenachoile Lodge
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 123880
Site Number NN40NE 13
NGR NN 4794 0990
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Stirling
- Parish Callander
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Perthshire
NN40NE 13 4794 0990
NN 440 095 (centre) An archaeological survey was carried out in advance of possible forest regeneration around Loch Katrine in January 1997. The survey area was mainly restricted to woodlands, including both broadleaf and coniferous, but also included areas of open hillside. The survey identified and accurately located the presence of 84 known and previously unknown sites. The majority of the features recorded were related to medieval or later settlement and field enclosures. A small-scale post-medieval iron industry was established around the loch shores and the Glengyle Burn.
No evidence of prehistoric settlement was recorded. The only potentially prehistoric feature was a possible burial mound just beyond the present W end of the loch. A stone cairn is recorded as containing the body of a Cromwellian soldier.
Site recorded from draft text of Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1997 (ref: 97/400, no.70), held by Council for Scottish Archaeology.
CSA 1997
A length of dyke was recorded by GUARD (NMRS MS 725/129) during a survey of woodlands around Loch Katrine. The dyke,which lies in woods, runs across the slope down towards the loch. It is constructed of small rounded rocks and is presently moss-covered.
I Cullen and G Tompsett (GUARD) 7 to 12 January 1997; NMRS MS 725/129, no.70
