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Allt A Chamais Ghlais
Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Allt A Chamais Ghlais
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 199516
Site Number NM65NW 40
NGR NM 6468 5845
NGR Description Centred on NM 6468 5845
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/199516
- Council Highland
- Parish Morvern
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
NM65NW40 centred on 6468 5845
Fragmentary traces of a dyke, a small area of rig and an enclosure, all situated on the W bank of Allt a Chamais Ghlais opposite Camasglas, were recorded during a pre-afforestation survey of Rahoy Estate. At NM 6463 5852, the dyke which is turf-covered, measures 0.9m in width and stands 0.7m in height. It is about 35m long. To the SSE at NM 6468 5845, there are seven or eight rigs running from N to S, about 2m apart. A single clearance cairn, measuring 4m by 3m overall, lies on the N side of the plot.
At NM 6466 5839, there is an enclosure measuring up to 30m by 20m and defined by fragmentary walls, up to 1m wide and 0.4m high.
C Lowe and J Wordsworth (Headland Archaeology) 25 May 1999; NMRS MS 899/147, no.2
