MHG1304 - Shieling Hut, Allt Snituit

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Approximately five shieling footings. The largest is tripartite, 12.5m by 3.0m only one other is moderately preserved. A 19th century sheepfold is adjacent.
Visited by OS 16 March 1982

An unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxvii). Four unroofed shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 December 1995

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1163 4626 (225m by 218m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND14NW
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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