11595: Lobster pond at Loch Risay
Tob Blar Meadha
This lobster pond was built in the 1860s by Murdo Morrison, Croir, and is two miles north of the village of Kirkibost on the east side of Loch Risay. Its Gaelic name is Tob Blar Meadha.
The dyke is about 75 yards from end to end and has a depth of four fathoms of water at high tide and two at low tide.
See also the building of the pond and the archaeological record.
Record Location
Details
- Record Type:
- Historical or Archaeological Site
- Type Of Site:
- Lobster pool
- Period:
- 19th century
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBL
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