Eigg, Bruthach Dearg
Boundary Bank(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Eigg, Bruthach Dearg
Classification Boundary Bank(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 357164
Site Number NM48NE 201
NGR NM 471 847
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/357164
- Council Highland
- Parish Small Isles
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (2001)
Fragments of two boundary banks run from the upper reaches of the townships of Sandavore (NM48SE 72) and Galmisdale (NM48SE 67) to the NNW for about 2.5km, utilising stream courses and natural breaks of slope wherever possible. These presumably marked the boundary between the hill grazing of these two townships during the post-medieval period, as shown on Leslie’s 1824 Map of Eigg. They may be related to another boundary bank located further to the NW (NM48NE 75).
Visited by RCAHMS c.2001
