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Glencoe, Glen Coe

Rig And Furrow (Medieval)

Site Name Glencoe, Glen Coe

Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval)

Canmore ID 111623

Site Number NN15NW 20

NGR NN 147 572

NGR Description NN 147 572 and NN 145 571

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Lismore And Appin (Lochaber)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Lochaber
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NN15NW 20 147 572 and 145 571

NN 440 095 (centre) An archaeological survey was carried out in advance of possible forest regeneration around Loch

Katrine in January 1997. The survey area was mainly restricted to woodlands, including both broadleaf and coniferous, but also included areas of open hillside. The survey identified and accurately located the presence of 84 known and previously unknown sites. The majority of the features recorded were related to medieval or later settlement and field enclosures. A small-scale post-medieval iron industry was established around the loch shores and the Glengyle Burn.

No evidence of prehistoric settlement was recorded. The only potentially prehistoric feature was a possible burial mound just beyond the present W end of the loch. A stone cairn is recorded as containing the body of a Cromwellian soldier.

Site recorded from draft text of Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996 (ref 96/579), held by Council for Scottish Archaeology.

CSA 1996

Activities

Field Visit (1996)

A semi-circular area of rig cultivation is situated on the hillslope above the old military road. There are ten rigs covering an area c30m wide and c18m long.

(GLE96 060)

Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016

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