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Loch Iain Oig
Structure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Iain Oig
Classification Structure (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136635
Site Number NG72NE 61
NGR NG 7995 2980
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136635
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG72NE 61 7995 2980
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 7995 2980 Cell structure 3m diameter.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1995 - June 1995)
Amongst trees at the head of a small hidden corrie with an open south-west facing aspect is a ruinous boulder pen. The pen measures 3m overall with walls 0.70m wide. A narrow entrance 0.40m wide faces south-east along the hill slope.
(BAL95 032)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
