MHG12340 - Allt Loch an Tairbh
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NC53SE 6 5643 3249.
NC 5643 3249. On the W bank of the Allt Lochan Tairbh are the remains of two shielings. The northernmost is rectangular in shape and measures 7.0m by 3.5m, the walls being 0.4m high. The other, of cruder construction, is subrectangular in shape and measures 3.5m by 4.5m, the walls being 0.3m high on average. No other foundations or banks were seen in this area.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 3 May 1961
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (JB) 30 June 1980
Two unroofed shieling-huts are shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet liii), and are similarly depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 3 October 1995
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5642 3250 (46m by 82m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC53SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5303 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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