Monument record MHG4129 - Baithole, Rhu Garve
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6709 8370 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM68SE |
| Civil Parish | ARISAIG AND MOIDART |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Thumbnail picture of group of 4 bait mortars, as described below.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 22/09/00
NM68SE 3 671 837.
Two cupped stones are situated on the seashore, one on each side of a promontory called Rhu Garve (Rough Cape) between Borrodale (NM 69 85) and Gaoidal (NM 67 84) about 4 miles from Arisaig Inn (NM 65 86). They are oblong blocks of mica schist lying flat on the rocks a little above spring tide mark, and are of a type which have been, and are still used, for holding shell bait for fishing.
W Jolly 1882.
In the area centred on NM 671 837 there are 11 cup-shaped hollows in groupings of 6, 4 and 1. From their positions on rock directly above the sea it can reasonably be assumed that they are mortars for fish-bait. (See similar site on Isle of Carna - NM65NW 1).
Visited by OS (J M) 2 June 1974.
Bait Mortars, Rhu Garve. (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG13433.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG13433 Image/Photograph(s): Bait Mortars, Rhu Garve.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
