Allt An Fheadain
Dam (Period Unassigned), Pond (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Allt An Fheadain
Classification Dam (Period Unassigned), Pond (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 134148
Site Number NG77NE 20
NGR NG 7808 7938
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG77NE 20 7808 7938
A low rubble dam, across the narrow valley floor of the Allt an Fheadain, was recorded during a pre-afforestation survey by Headland Archaeology (NMRS MS 899/74, no.4). The dam, which measures 2.5m in thickness and is 0.5m high, is broken in the centre by the burn.
Given the location, the purpose of the dam is to create a pond to attract wildfowl, in which case a 19th or 20th century date seems probable. A right-angled section of well-faced rubble wall, measuring 3.5m by 2.5m and 0.5m high, lies 25m upstream on the S side of the burn. Its function is not known but it may be associated with the dam.
S Carter and M Dalland (Headland Archaeology) 12 March 1998; NMRS MS 899/74, no.4
Site recorded during a short-notice survey undertaken of 83ha of land on the River Sand, 3km NW of Gairloch.
NG 7808 7938 Dam (NG77NE 20).
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
S Carter 1998
