Monument record MHG54039 - Dry stone wall, High Road, Broadford, Skye

A drystone wall runs to the west of High Road, Broadford. It lies to the immediate west of a drainage ditch for the road, and was photographed by staff from NHS Highland in association with the development of Broadford Medical Centre in 2010. It survives to c.10 courses high and parts are to be demolished as part of the proposed development. <1>

Part of the wall (southern end) was surveyed again in 2011 as a part of a watching brief (and subsequent excavation) of the site of the new Broadford Medical Centre on the east side of High Road. It was noted that although of a drystone construction, mortar was present where repairs had been carried out in the past. Both walls had functioned as revetments and had become degraded in sections where stone had been forced out through pressure from behind the walls, including tree root action. <2>

A culvert was built at one end of the drainage ditch in the 1980s.

From historic map evidence, the wall would appear to have originally flanked the west side of the access road to the house known as 'Corry' on the OS 1st Edition 1:2500 map to the north. The house is now called 'Corry Lodge' (see MHG16771). IS-L 16/07/2012.

<1> Cameron, H, 09/2010, Photographs of drystone wall, Broadford Medical Centre, Skye (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG24981.

<2> Birch, Steven, 2012, Archaeological Evaluation at the site of the new Broadford Medical Centre, High Road, Skye: Data Structure Report, p.17 (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG25684.