31858: ECC 62.2 Sorval, Loch Cromore – CAUSEWAY (Undated)

Summary:

CAUSEWAY (Undated)
Causeway

Location:

NB 40675 20431

Full description:

"Situated on the northern side of Sorval where the east end of Loch Cromore froms an arm running towards the south, this causeway has been constructed to allow easy crossing of the boggy intertidal ground on the loch shore without necessitating a climb up the steep lower slopes of Sorval. Constructed of drystone the causeway is 1 metre wide and runs for 5 metres from west to east before doglegging slightly south and running for a further 11 metres before reaching the opposite shore." (Burgess 2004, 152)

References:

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Northamptonshire Archaeology Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Part No Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.