Big Island, Loch Calder
Crannog (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Big Island, Loch Calder
Classification Crannog (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 7906
Site Number ND06SE 15
NGR ND 0661 6019
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7906
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND06SE 15 0661 6019.
(ND 0661 6019) Big Island (NAT) Cairn (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1959)
There is a hut circle on the possibly artificial island in Loch Calder, which is said to have been a robber's dwelling about 1600.
F O Blundell 1913; Name Book 1872.
Big Island is now almost completely submerged apart from a small pile of stones about 4.0m in diameter, showing above the water. No boat available for close examination.
Visited by OS (R D) 3 November 1964 and (I S S) 16 March 1972.
Loch Calder is now a reservoir and the water level has been raised. Though the level was relatively low at the time of investigation, the island was submerged.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 September 1964.
ND 0661 6119 The islet known as 'Big Island' in Loch Calder (ND06SE 15) could not be located during the survey.
Archive to be deposited with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland.
G Cavers, 2006.
Underwater Archaeology (June 2006)
ND 0661 6119 The islet known as 'Big Island' in Loch Calder (ND06SE 15) could not be located during the survey.
Archive to be deposited with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland.
