Bad An Dioboirich
Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bad An Dioboirich
Classification Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 4551
Site Number NC13SE 10
NGR NC 16048 31667
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4551
- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC13SE 10 160 317
18th/19th century field system, walls and clearance heaps, locally thought to be hut circles and the area known as 'Ridge of the Sacrifices'.
Visited by OS (AA) 14 August 1974.
One (3.0m by 2.0m), possibly two low footings in the area indicated.
Visited by OS (JB) 13 August 1980.
Field Visit (8 December 2009)
A stone and earth bank running NNW/SSE was observed. It is c.100m in length, up to 0.75m high and c. 0.7m wide. The bank runs downslope towards the corner of an area of possible cultivation/lazy beds, now covered with heather.
To the north-east of the field system/ lazy beds, five obvious clearance cairns were identified. The cairns are on average c.2.5m by 4.0m and a maximum of 1.5m high. A further stone and earth bank was also observed running from the E end of the field system in a NE direction.
(HLP_no 172)
Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009
