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Loch Erbusaig
Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval)
Site Name Loch Erbusaig
Classification Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136693
Site Number NG73SE 22
NGR NG 7686 3015
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136693
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (6 June 1996)
NG73SE 22 7686 3015
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 7686 3015 Enclosed cultivation, on OS 1:25,000 map.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1996 - June 1996)
On the north side of An Cam and 150.0m south-west of Loch Erbusaig is a large square enclosure containing evidence for both lazy bed and terraced cultivation. The enclosure, which is plainly visible on the OS 1:25,000 Pathfmder map 63/73, measures 220.0m by 170.0m. The south-east half of the enclosure is stone built, the north-west half turf built.
(BAL96 090)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
Condition Survey (1998 - 1998)
The site is within an area that was not searched in 1998
NTS Ref: BAL 093 (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
