Condition

6
Field system, posts
Post-Medieval, Modern
MHG28723
Highland

Description

A complex consisting of abandonned drystone boundaries and vague stone heaps or arrangements situated on and around a raised beach terrace between Ullapool River and Allt na Beiste (total extent 520m x 300m NW-SE) (Sketch Plan 1). On the W bank of the Ullapool River there is an arrangement of 4 isolated timber posts situated below LWM. Peter May (1756) notes the existence of cultivation and salmon fishing here in the mid 18th century; "This river is called Ullapool at the mouth which is a salmond stale fishings. It is thought improvable and may be extended on both sides of the river, where the coast is smooth and nets can be haulled where the salmon are observed to run (sic)". (SRO/RHP 85395). It is possible the residual posts and some shoreline stone arrangements may relate to fishing activities. Urban development on the outskirts of Ullapool is encroaching on this area. During the survey the excavation of trenches for structural foundations was begun in the fields between Allt na Beiste and the modern Morefield Estate. It is recommended that the area be fully assessed and further development monitored. Shoreupdate 12/5/2016 Site not located - no longer exists as golf course constructed in area in 1998 (after CZAS).

Location

212285.00
894893.00
27700
57.9038162
-5.1695285

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
View towards the coast from recorded site location 19/05/2016 View towards the coast from recorded site location training1
View towards the coast from recorded site location
Recorded location of the site - now a golf course 19/05/2016 Recorded location of the site - now a golf course training1
Recorded location of the site - now a golf course

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
2638 19/05/2016 training1
Site located? No
Description A complex consisting of abandonned drystone boundaries and vague stone heaps or arrangements situated on and around a raised beach terrace between Ullapool River and Allt na Beiste (total extent 520m x 300m NW-SE) (Sketch Plan 1). On the W bank of the Ullapool River there is an arrangement of 4 isolated timber posts situated below LWM. Peter May (1756) notes the existence of cultivation and salmon fishing here in the mid 18th century; "This river is called Ullapool at the mouth which is a salmond stale fishings. It is thought improvable and may be extended on both sides of the river, where the coast is smooth and nets can be haulled where the salmon are observed to run (sic)". (SRO/RHP 85395). It is possible the residual posts and some shoreline stone arrangements may relate to fishing activities. Urban development on the outskirts of Ullapool is encroaching on this area. During the survey the excavation of trenches for structural foundations was begun in the fields between Allt na Beiste and the modern Morefield Estate. It is recommended that the area be fully assessed and further development monitored. Shoreupdate 12/5/2016 Site not located - no longer exists as golf course constructed in area in 1998 (after CZAS).
Remove from priorities. Site no longer exists as golf course was constructed in area in 1998 (since CZAS).

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