Monument record MHG18115 - Loch Sunart
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 8309 6070 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM86SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM86SW 37 831 607 to 833 603.
Low wall foobngs and boulders below the high water line mark the two ends of a tidal fish trap which once extended across the head of Loch Sunart, a distance in excess of 500m. Changes in the course of the River Carnoch, which enters the loch here, have obliterated the rest of the barrier, which would probably have been of wickerwork.
Robert Cameron, Dalbeag, Strondan, recalls that many years ago the older men with whom he went fishing here, referred to the area as the 'Carraidh' (i.e. fish trap or weir in Gaelic).
J E Kirby 1994e.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG887 Text/Publication/Article: Kirby, J E. 1994. 'Head of Loch Sunart (Ardnamurchan & Morvern parishes): tidal fish trap', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.37. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 37. 37.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
