MHG5091 - Airidh Nighean A Aonghus
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NG42SW 1 4232 2498.
NG 4232 2498 Between 150 and 250ft above sea-level, on the east bank of the River Brittle at its confluence with a burn, is a group of some 25 ruined shielings known as Airidh nighean a Aaonghus (Information from Mr J MacAskill, Drynoch, formerly of Glen Brittle), (Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/274: 3043-4)
Some are small, circular and of turf construction, but most are of the twin-cell type now reduced to turf-covered mounds.
Visited by OS (A S P) 2 June 1961.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4232 2495 (205m by 245m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG42SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11236 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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