I spend a lot of time wandering in the hills around Gairloch and often come across piles of stones in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes these features turn out to be something of archaeological interest.

This website showcases several projects that have been started and probably will never be completed - the next project always seems to begin before the last one is finished.

Most of the survey work can only be carried out when the bracken is down. This is best between January and May, although weather conditions for surveying are much better during the summer. Unfortunately, vast swathes of bracken cover and obscure features for much of the year.

I am privileged to be able to use data recorded by Roy Wentworth, who scoured almost every corner of the Gairloch area and amassed a weath of information. He also made sure that all the original Gaelic features and place names were recorded and mapped.

I would also like to thank Nevis Hulme for keeping me under control with Gaelic place names, as OS maps often depict incorrect spelling.

Jim Buchanan

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