Monument record MHG52736 - Area of rigs, Croft 119, Clachtoll

A group of cultivation rigs aligned mostly NW-SE although some short rigs aligned at 90 degrees fill gaps. The rigs to the NE are low and indistinct, but towards the break of slope become more sharply defined with some resemblance to the rigs further west on the headland. (Photos 60-63). Areas of rigs such as this are typical cultivation features of the pre-crofting period but may have much earlier origins. Similar dykes to site 12, which encloses this area of rig, are locally thought to be prehistoric land boundaries. <1>

<1> Dagg, C, 07/2009, Croft 119, Clachtoll, Assynt, Sutherland: Archaeological Evaluation, Site 16 (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG24428.