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Carn Na Snaobhaig
Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Carn Na Snaobhaig
Classification Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136670
Site Number NG72NE 68
NGR NG 7664 2802
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136670
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (6 June 1996)
NG72NE 68 7664 2802, 7679 2825 and 7709 2811
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 22.5km2 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.
1996
NG 7664 2802 Cell structures (2), 2m and 1.5m diameter.
NG 7679 2825 Cell structure 2m diameter.
NG 7709 2811 Oval cell 2 x 1.6m.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1996 - June 1996)
Set against the foot of an east facing outcrop close to a small burn are the ruins of 2 or possibly 3 small single cell stone structures. The most northerly, and nearest to the outcrop, measures 2.0m in diameter over walls 0.6m thick. The west side of the cell stands to 0.8m, the rest is collapsed. A narrow entrance 0.4m wide faces north-east along the slope. About 10.0m to the south is a second cell which measures 1.5m in diameter over walls 0.5m thick. There is no visible entrance. Approximately 40.0m to the south by the bum is a large boulder. Set against the north side of this boulder are the remains of a third cell.
(BAL96 074)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
Condition Survey (1998 - 1998)
The area requires an intensive search to locate these structures
NTS Ref: BAL 080-082 (Information from condition report for NTS produced by Jill Harden 2000)
NTS commissioned condition report as follow-up to Dualchas survey undertaken by Jill Harden
Nts Note (18 January 2016)
Data enhancement work has created separate records for the following sites:
NG 7664 2802 Cell structures (NG72NE 68)
NG 7679 2825 Cell structure (NG72NE 149)
NG 7709 2811 Oval cell (NG72NE 150)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
