Monument record MHG7840 - Fish Trap, Loch Broom
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 1778 8625 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH18NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
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Full Description
NH18NE 3 1778 8625.
This yair is situated at S end of Loch Broom off eastern shore.
The two retaining walls form an almost perfect square, are curvilinear, and appeared as a band or track of stones 4 or 5 ft. wide enclosing an area of about half an acre. The stonework is composed of smaller boulders than are in the other yair.
T D Bathgate 1951
This yair, centred at NH 17788625,is now runious. From its
eastern end it extends 140 m. westwards, turning at an angle of 100 degrees in a southerly direction for a distance of some 100 m. The stones which once formed this fishtrap are nearly all dispersed over the sands, to form a "scatter" some 10 ft. wide showing the traces of the line of this yair.
Visited by OS (RB) 19 October 1964
Listed. No details given. D W Ross 1990.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1573 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, D W. 1990. 'Survey of Forestry Commission Land', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.24. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 24. 24.
- --- SHG178 Text/Publication/Article: Bathgate, T D. 1951. 'Ancient fish-traps or yairs in Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 83 1948-9, p.98-102. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 98-102. 98-102; plan 100.
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2009 3:12PM
