MHG17848 - Still - Loch Na Beiste
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Sub-rectangular stone footings with no obvious opening, 4.0m x 2.5m. 'Tigh Dubh' mentioned as illicit still in 'Smuggling in the Highlands'(I MacDonald)
M MacDonald, Torridon Shieling Survey 1992
A walkover survey and desk-based assessment was undertaken by J Wordsworth and J Harden at Torridon for the National Trust for Scotland in 1996-2002.
MM. describes this as a subrectangular bothy measuring c4m by c2.5m that may have been a still. Sited just N of Loch nan Tri-Eilleanan, just west of the burn that flows into the loch, this drystone structure, aligned W-E, measures c6m by c3m over walls c0.6m thick and up to c0.5m high. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8189 5856 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG85NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/89043 (View HES Trove entry for this site)
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