Leckuary
Bank (Earthwork)(S) (Period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Track (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Leckuary
Classification Bank (Earthwork)(S) (Period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Track (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 357703
Site Number NR89NE 53
NGR NR 88150 96280
NGR Description Centred on
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/357703
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmichael Glassary
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit (November 2016)
NR 88150 96280 (centred on) A walkover survey was undertaken, November 2016, in advance of woodland planting in two areas at Leckuary. A track, three probable clearance cairns and two banks were recorded.
NR 88002 96356 – Clearance cairn, 0.2m high, small to large cobbles in rough heap.
NR 88103 96343 – Curvilinear bank, mainly stone, 0.2 – 0.3m to 1m high. Oriented E/W where bank comes into the area from the SE and eastwards the bank curves up a hill and edges an old track/routeway now occupied by a burn. The bank follows the track across the site.
NR 88314 96415 – Hollow-way track, 4m wide, as shown on 1st Edition OS map.
NR 88232 96440 – Possible clearance cairn/burial cairn - Circle of stone, smallest 0.7m and largest 2m wide. Circle of stone 6 x 4.5m diameter E/W by N/S. Could be large clearance cairn set about glacial erratic or less likely could be remains of robbed kerb cairn.
NR 87984 96265 – Earthen and stone bank, shown on modern OS map, up to 2m wide and 0.60m high.
NR 88318 96288 – Probable clearance cairn with large subangular blocks of stone, originally tumble of cliff to E.
Funder: Private individual
Clare Ellis – Argyll Archaeology
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
