Eilean Nan Gobhar Mor
Pen (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Eilean Nan Gobhar Mor
Classification Pen (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136705
Site Number NG73SE 24
NGR NG 7651 3124
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136705
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (6 June 1996)
NG73SE 24 7651 3124
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 7651 3124 U-shaped pen set against outcrop 4.5 x 4.2m.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1996 - June 1996)
At the head of a large gully which leads down to the shore is a 'U' shaped stone built pen. The pen has been built against a south facing outcrop and measures 4.5m by 4.2m over walls 0.9m thick. There is no visible entrance.
A very degraded site.
(BAL96 094)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
Condition Survey (1998 - 1998)
This site is in an area not searched during the condition survey
NTS Ref: BAL 097 (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
