Loch Uisge
Rabbit Warren (19th Century)(Possible), Structure (Period Unknown), Terrace(S) (Period Unknown)
Site Name Loch Uisge
Classification Rabbit Warren (19th Century)(Possible), Structure (Period Unknown), Terrace(S) (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 369761
Site Number NM75NE 14
NGR NM 79048 55559
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/369761
- Council Highland
- Parish Ardgour
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit
NM 79048 55559. On the upper side of the B 8043 road is a green grassy mound of dry, yellowish soil measuring 16m E–W by 13.5m N–S, and up to 2.3m in height. It stands out in sharp contrast to the surrounding wet, peaty ground dominated by coarse vegetation, and is assumed to be an early 19th-century coney garth or rabbit warren.
Above, a band of steeper, drier, south facing ground has areas of cultivation terraces, interspersed with rig and furrow and rocky outcrops.
At NM 78384 55655 is an oval turf foundation on a dry grassy knoll, measuring 3m N–S x 2.5m E–W, with a wall spread of 1.25m, and an entrance in the SSW side.
Jim Kirby and Marilyn Gascoigne
(Source: DES Vol 21)
