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Coire Odhar, The Brack
Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unassigned), Rock Shelter(S) (Period Unassigned), Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Coire Odhar, The Brack
Classification Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unassigned), Rock Shelter(S) (Period Unassigned), Structure(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 312153
Site Number NN20SW 12
NGR NN 23515 03269
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/312153
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Lochgoilhead And Kilmorich
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Measured Survey (2010)
NN 23515 03269 This site is in Coire Odhair, at the foot of the hill named The Brack. It is on the NE edge of and within the forest, which is bounded by a fence. Within the fence are three rectangular dry stone structures: a substantial dry stone building A outside the forest edge and 5m from the fence. Inside the forest is B 26m WSW of A, and C, 22m SW of A. Three rock shelters identified by walling lie 20m SW of C in a jumble of large boulders. Farther outside the forest is a low turf and stone horseshoe-shaped structure D which lies 4m outside the fence. A small burn runs ENE to WSW to the N of C and the rock shelters and to the S of A, B and D.
Measurements are external, except where otherwise noted.
At NN 23515 03269 is A, 5.3 x 3.0m, with the longer sides parallel to the burn. It is composed of large, medium and small boulders with smaller stones stacked on top. It stands up to 0.7m high, with walls roughly 0.5m wide. There is a possible doorway in the S long wall and a twinning pen in the NW corner.
B is about 3.5msq, 0.4m high, with walls 0.6m wide and also parallel to the burn; there is a possible twinning pen in the NW corner.
C is of substantial build, composed of large boulders. It is 5.5m NW–SE and 3.4m NE–SW, with 0.6m wide walls up to 1.2m high. The NE long wall is badly broken; a sheep creep is in the SE short wall.
Within a group of massive boulders 20m SW of C, overhangs have been used as rock shelters, as suggested
by the low walling in front; there are three adjacent to each other. The central shelter has an overhang 3m high, with a curved line of boulders about 0.4m wide forming a low front wall 4m long bounding an area 2.3m deep. The shelter on the W is 1.6m high with a 1.6m space bounded by a 4m length of low walling. That on the E is smaller, with a 3m wall enclosing a 0.8m deep space.
Outside the fence, at the foot of the open hillside, is D, a low horseshoe-shaped stone and turf bank 0.6m wide, 0.5m high, and 3.3m long with open SW end 3m wide that contains a flat stone set on edge transversely across the opening.
David Dorren and Nina Henry
