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Bonnavoulin
Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Quay (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bonnavoulin
Classification Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Quay (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 296079
Site Number NM55SE 41
NGR NM 559 533
NGR Description NM 559 533 and NM 558 534
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296079
- Council Highland
- Parish Morvern
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
Ground Survey (2006)
NM 559 533 The remains of a low stone wall run N/S for 70m across the small bay S of Eilean nan Gabhar. It is attached to the rocks at its southern end, but stops short of a rocky outcrop at the other side of the bay. While this simple wall might function as a fish trap, it is only exposed at low spring tides, unlike other fish traps noted during the survey which would function at both spring and neap tides. Its purpose remains uncertain. This survey was undertaken during 2006.
Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS.
Ground Survey (2006)
NM 558 534 A complex of walls running for about 100m between high and low water marks links a small offshore island (Eilean nan Gabhar) and an intervening rock outcrop to the E end of Bonnavoulin Bay. The system provides access for boats at all states of the tide. Another more ruinous wall to the E and at a lower level may have given protection against wave action from the S. Immediately to the N is a cleared strip of beach which provides access for small boats. This survey was undertaken during 2006.
Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS.
