MHG11318 - Shieling Settlement, Tolla Bhad

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SHIELING SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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NC12NW 17 115 294.

NC 115 296. The foundations of three circular shielings lie in enclosed and cleared land at the W end of Loch an Tolla Bhad.
Letter from T C Welsh to Ordnance Survey, 4 July 1971; T C Welsh 1971q.

NC 115 294. Above the W side of Loch an Tolla Bhad is bracken-clad pasture with occasional heaps of cleared stone; no conclusive sign of any buildings.
Visited by OS (JM) 15 July 1980.

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--- SHG215 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1971. 'Assynt, moorland settlements', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1971, p.46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 46. 46.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 1150 2940 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC12NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	ASSYNT

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/69831 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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