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Latitude: 56.481 / 56°28'51"N
Longitude: -5.9785 / 5°58'42"W
OS Eastings: 155130
OS Northings: 739191
OS Grid: NM551391
Mapcode National: GBR CCML.8CQ
Mapcode Global: WGZDT.4CCG
Entry Name: Gruline House, crannog 170m SSW of
Scheduled Date: 24 March 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10534
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog
Location: Torosay
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a crannog, or artificial islet, probably of prehistoric date.
The crannog is visible as a mound of stone situated at the W end of Loch Ba, some 30m away from the shore, at approximately 10m OD. The water surrounding the islet is between 1.5m and 2m in depth and reaches a maximum depth of 2.3m between the site and the shore. The site is built on what appears to be a gravel ridge which rises 1m above the surrounding lochbed.
The crannog consists of a substantial mound of loose stone, roughly circular in shape, composed partly of very large boulders and partly of smaller and medium-sized stones. The mound measures approximately 15m in diameter and stands about 2m high. The summit of the mound is crowned by a circular-shaped platform.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material is likely to survive. It is circular in shape, with a diameter of 20m, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric and later settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its potential to preserve organic remains and by its proximity to other monuments of possibly contemporary date, including other crannogs in Loch Ba.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM53NE 5.
References:
Holley M W (2000) THE ARTIFICIAL ISLETS/CRANNOGS OF THE CENTRAL INNER HEBRIDES, Brit Archaeol Rep Brit Ser 303, Oxford
RCAHMS (1980) ARGYLL VOL. 3: MULL, TIREE, COLL AND NORTHERN ARGYLL, Edinburgh: HMSO.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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