MHG29615 - Twinning pen - Strath
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
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Full Description
On gently sloping south facing hillside, on edge of cleared ground, are the remains of a stone-built cell structure. The cell, probably a twinning pen, measures 2m diameter over walls 0.5m thick and has no visible entrance. The walls survive to 0.3m high. Running from the north of the structure to the Suisnish track above, is a very degraded stone-built boundary wall, 0.5m wide and consisting of a single row of boulders. Two clearance cairns lie 40m northeast of the twinning pen and measure 2m diameter and survive to 0.5m high. <1>
The feature is just about visible in vertical aerial photography lying c.15m to the northeast of the given grid reference. See MHG64747 for the boundary wall. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG29942 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, S.A.. 1999. Archaeological Fieldwork Report: Glen Boreraig and the Allt nan Leac Valley, Strath, Isle of Skye: A Survey of the Archaeological Landscape. University of Aberdeen. Paper and Digital. Site 9.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5888 1772 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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