MHG21469 - Shieling Hut - Allt an T-Srathain
Summary
A small shieling site.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG75SE 3 7762 5254
What may be one unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xci) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1969).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 April 1996.
A rapid walk-over survey of a proposed Woodland Grant Scheme application at North Applecross, Wester Ross, was undertaken by C. Dagg in 1999.
Site no. I4: Shielings. Where the well-built section of path ends and the path begins to climb steeply, about 100m to the SE is a small shieling site, on a burn which has split into two channels. One rectangular building and around three large storage structures. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21282 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C. 1999. An Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Woodland Grant Scheme at North Applecross, Wester Ross. Catherine Dagg. 30/04/1999. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site I4.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7763 5256 (68m by 129m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG75SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/104926 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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