Rhilean Burn

Rhilean Burn 1 NH 892 362 NH83NE

Dry-stone footings of a farm consisting of two buildings and associated enclosures.

RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978

NH 9435 3840 – NH 8685 3490 A walkover survey was conducted 22–29 January 2009 as part of an environmental assessment for a possible access route to a proposed wind farm. Thirty-three structures were identified and recorded, most of which were within three post-medieval rural settlements in the Rhilean Burn valley. The previous RCAHMS, HHER and OS records of these settlements were found to be inaccurate.

NH 892 361 Upper Rhilean The 1st Edition OS 1:10560 map does not show the settled area of Upper Rhilean, although it could correspond with Rhilean Burn 1 on the HHER. The settlement is on the haugh c550m S of Rhilean township. It is much closer to Rhilean Burn and appears to have been subject to greater fluvial erosion. Seven structures were recorded and all of the visible buildings are wasted stone footings that may have supported turf walls. Only a pentagonal enclosure is of stone and turf construction and may well have been rebuilt more than once.

Archive: RCAHMS. Report: HHER and Library Service

Funder: Savills Ltd

Mary Peteranna and John Wombell – Highland Archaeology Services Ltd

Headland Archaeology was commissioned by Infinergy to undertake a programme of archaeological works at Tom nan Clach Windfarm in support of concurrent applications to vary and repower the existing consented wind farm.

This report presents the results of the archaeological mitigation undertaken in November and December 2015 in conjunction with the first phase of pre-construction geotechnical site investigations.

Avoidance of known assets was achieved by submission of their location co-ordinates, a toolbox talk and guidelines document to the ground contractor and marking-out Sites 45, 65, 78, 83 and 123.

To mitigate impacts to unknown assets, archaeological monitoring of geotechnical investigations was undertaken in close proximity to Sites 45/83 and 65/78. No new features of archaeological significance were identified during the work.

Funder: Infinergy

Headland Archaeology Ltd

Headland Archaeology was commissioned by Infinergy Ltd to undertake a programme of archaeological works at Tom Nan Clach Windfarm in support of concurrent applications to vary and repower the existing consented wind farm.

The work was carried out between September 2016 and May 1017 in conjunction with the construction of the access road. The archaeological monitoring was focussed on areas in close proximity to Sites 45/83 near the crossing of the Rhilean Burn and Sites 65/78 at Rhibanchor some 3km to the north-east.

Two archaeological features were identified during the work; a rectangular structure at the outskirts of the settlement at Site 65, and a linear feature – possibly an old track on the north-west side of Rhilean Burn.

Information from Headland Archaeology Ltd.