Glascory
Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glascory
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Glascory South
Canmore ID 317536
Site Number NG91NE 29
NGR NG 9800 1968
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/317536
- Council Highland
- Parish Glenshiel
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (26 August 1997 - 26 August 1997)
A stone faced bank c1.5m wide and up to 1mm high continues the line of the later stone dyked enclosure (KIN066) for some 100m to the SE. There is no physical link between these features, probably because the original dyke has been washed away by the burn.
This is presumed to be associated with Glascory, one of the townships that was cleared in the early 19th century for sheep farming. It is possible that this was the head dyke defining the arable ground from the pasture.
Information from NTS: KIN069 (JH and JW) 26th August 1997
NTS Survey
