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Loch Caladail

Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Loch Caladail

Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 4805

Site Number NC36NE 43

NGR NC 393 667

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Durness
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC36NE 43 393 667.

(A: NC 3949 6687; B: NC 3938 6684; C: NC 3937 6674; D: NC 3937 6663; E: NC 3827 6649) Enclosures.

Visible on OS air photographs 64.457.

(Undated) annotation on OS record card.

'A' is a natural rock formation.

'B' is a sub-rectangular enclosure on a steep, E-facing slope. It measures 10.5m N-S by 9.0m within a spread, turf-covered wall, 1.5m wide and up to 0.5m high. The interior follows the natural steep slope. The age of the enclosure is unknwon, but it is probably early modern.

'C': No artificial platform or enclosure.

'D', at NC 3938 6663, is a distinctly pear-shaped enclosure measuring 10.5m WSW-ENE by 7.5m within a spread bank, 1.5m wide and 0.3m high. There is no surface evidence of stone in the bank. The sloping interior shows no indication of levelling. No entrance is visible. The date and purpose of the enclosure are unknown, but it may pre-date the early modern period.

'E' is a natural platform by erosion.

'B' and 'D' surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (J B) 1 May 1980.

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