32148: ECC 49.3 River Torastay, Tob na Muilne – LEAT (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)

Summary:

LEAT (Post Medieval to Crofting – 1540 AD to 1950 AD)
Mill leat or channel

Location:

NB 38806 19693

Full description:

"Linking mills (49.1 and 49.2) the remains of this manmade channel or leat takes water off from the western shore of the River Torastay and diverts it through the two mill sites before returning to and issuing into the western shore of the river 51 metres to the north. At its widest this leat is 1.5 metres wide and it is up to 1 metre deep." (Burgess 2004, 162)

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.