Coll, Loch Anlaimh
Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Coll, Loch Anlaimh
Classification Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Eilean Anlaimh
Canmore ID 21549
Site Number NM15NE 11
NGR NM 1885 5581
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Coll
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM15NE 11 1885 5581.
(Eilean Anlaimh: NM 1885 5581) There is an artificial island, with signs of a former dun, about halfway down the E side of Loch Anlaimh. No causeway is visible, though one is said to exist (c/f NM15NE 3).
E Beveridge 1903.
A heavily overgrown artificial island (probably a crannog), c. 10.0m in diameter and protruding c. 1.0m above the level of the loch. There is no trace of any built structure. A 4.0m wide projection of stones extend for c. 5.0m to the N. There is evidence of a collapsed causeway under water to a maximum depth of c. 1.5m, leading to the shore to the E.
The name is not known locally.
Visited by OS (R L) 3 July 1972.
(NM 1885 5581) Eilean Anlaimh (NAT) Crannog (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Crannog, Loch Anlaimh: This small stony island, which is evidently artificial, is situated about 45m from the E shore of the loch. Apart from a short projecting spur of boulders on the N side, it is roughly circular on plan, measuring about 12.8m in diameter. There are no identifiable traces of a causeway linking the crannog with the shore.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1975.
NM 1885 5581 Circular mound with substantial causeway. Saddle quern
Sponsors: Univ of Edinburgh Dept of Archaeology, Holley & Assoc.
W M Holley 1995
