Reraig
Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Reraig
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136735
Site Number NG82NW 46
NGR NG 81348 27437
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136735
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (6 June 1995)
NG82NW 46 8135 2742
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.
1995
NG 8135 2742 Stone dyked enclosure 50 x 30m.
(centre)
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1995 - June 1995)
Amongst deep heather and bracken, 40m to the north side of the Reraig to Balmacara path is a large sub rectangular enclosure. A dry-stone dyke 1m high and 2m wide at the base surrounds an area 50m long east-west by 30m wide north-south. Whenever possible, natural rock outcrops have been incorporated into the dyke. An opening through the dyke 2m wide lies at the north-east corner of the enclosure. The east end of this enclosure is marked on the 1 :25000 pathfinder OS map No 205.
(BAL95 042)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
Condition Survey (1998 - 1998)
This site was not visited during the survey
NTS Ref: BAL 050 (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
