NM 0260 4819 This site, identified by RCAHMS (1980. no 250) as a ‘possible crannog’ is located near the centre of the N end of Loch na Gile, 24 m from the W shore. It is surrounded by water less than 0.5 m in depth and is easily accessed from shore. No trace was found of a causeway noted by Beveridge even though the loch bed was probed.
The site is an oval-shaped bedrock islet, which measures 18 by 25 m at its base, that has been slightly enlarged by small stones. The islet is crowned by a level grassy platform which resembles a light bulb in shape and is 0.5 m above water level and l.l m above the surrounding loch bed. Only one comer of the subrectangular building previously identified by the RCAHMS is clearly visible, the remainder of the structure has been broken up and is indistinct. A 5.5 m-long section of walling was identified on the NE edge of the platform. This walling consisted of a single course of well-rounded, medium sized boulders. Underwater investigation revealed that the islet was natural and only slightly enlarged with small stones.
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Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996, p. 68.