Balmacara Mains

NG72NE 59 centred 7982 2825

NG 780 300 (centre) In the springs of 1995 and 1996 a field survey was carried out on the NTS Balmacara Estate. The estate covers approximately 22.5 sqkm of the Lochalsh peninsula. It lies largely within the points of a triangle formed by Kyle in the SW, Plockton in the N and Balmacara in the SE. The range of topographic variation found within the estate largely reflects that found on the W coast of Scotland generally. The range of sites found during the survey reflects this topographic variation.

During two seasons of survey 109 new sites were recorded. A full report is lodged with the NMRS.

1995

NG 7985 2830 Pen 3m square.

NG 7984 2822 Pen/bothy 2.8 x 2.5m.

NG 7978 2822 Cell structure 3.5m diameter.

Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland

M Wildgoose 1996.

Between two small trickle bums about 50m upslope (west) of BAL95 028 is a very degraded circular structure which measures 3. 50m in diameter over walls 0.80m thick. A probable entrance 0.40m wide lies on the downslope (east) side.

(BAL95 029)

Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016

Hidden amongst the birches and a series of outcrops, these moss-covered sites are very difficult to find. They are as described by Dualchas

NTS Ref: BAL 039, BAL 040 and BAL 041 (Information from 2003 follow-up to condition report for NTS produced by Jill Harden 2000)

Additional visit after NTS commissioned condition report as follow-up to Dualchas survey undertaken by Jill Harden

Split into:

BAL95 027 Pen (NG72NE 133)

BAL95 028 Bothy (NG72NE 134)

BAL95 029 Structure (NG72NE 59)

Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016