Wester Ross is ...
awildplace
with quite a few piles of stones

Meall na Dubh Chlaise
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survey ref : 01
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grid ref : centred on NG 798 786
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location : Meall na Dubh Chlaise, Gairloch
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category : multi-period site
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features : roundhouses, field system, fank, dykes, walls, banks

This area lies to the north of Gairloch village, just above the crofting townships of Mial & Strath. Many of the early modern boundaries are of stone and turf construction. The relatively modern field system is on the south-facing slope of Meall na Dubh Chlaise. The remains of a building stand on a flat area within enclosure B. Cultivation terraces occupy the upper part of fields A & B.




To the east of Meall na Dubh Chlaise prehistoric walls/dykes contemporary with roundhouses appear as faint traces over the sloping hillside.
The drone image below shows the traces of the walls/dykes revealed by recent muirburn.

