Site Event/Activity record EHG23 - Walkover Survey - Ledmore & Migdale

Location

Location Ledmore and Migdale, Spinningdale, Sutherland
Grid reference Centred NH 6615 9054 (4408m by 2908m)
Map sheet NH69SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish CREICH

Technique(s)

Organisation

Headland Archaeology Ltd

Date

Feb 1997

Map

Description

The Ledmore & Migdale WGS survey area covers roughly 7.5km^2 of land on the north side of the Dornoch Firth to the west of Spinningdale. The area was largely occupied by softwood plantations up until WWII when most mature timber was clear-felled. The pinewood around Migdale Rock and the oakwood on the shore of the Dornoch Firth survived this felling. Since 1945 much of the southern part of the survey area has been re-planted with spruce, larch and pine but the remainder has been left and, with only light graszing, is now covered in naturally regenerating birchwood, gorse, rank heather and bracken. Good ground visibility only occurred in the north-east limit of the survey area, where heather cover is short and in the vicinity of Rivra, where grazing pressure has been high. It was decided that total coverage by systematic survey was not possible in areas with poor visibility. Therefore fieldwork was primarily designed to examine known sites to check their extent, nature and condition. All areas were covered, at least in a superficial manner and any previously un-noted sites that were encountered were recorded. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J/Carter S. 1997. Forestry Survey: Ledmore & Migdale, Spinningdale, Sutherland. Headland Archaeology Ltd. 05/02/1997. Digital (scanned as PDF).

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Record last edited

Jun 23 2016 4:03PM

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