MHG64004 - Shieling settlement - Bad a' Ghille Duibh, Ledbeg
Summary
Two enclosures and a variety of shieling huts.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Historic Assynt visited this site in 2016.
Two enclosures and a variety of shieling huts (the largest oval ones 5 x 3m. the smaller ones more circular and approx 3 - 4m diam), pens, dairies , clearance cairns and less clearly defined structures or natural accumulations of stones are spread across a wide north/north east facing hillside to the south and south west of Loch Awe. The eastern enclosure is marked on Homes Survey map of Ledbeg and a large Chambered cairn (MHG 13040 MMRS NC21SW1) lies adjoining the dyke to the south west. The western enclosure is smaller and higher up the hillside and has not been previously recorded. The majority of the shieling huts etc are within the two enclosures but some possible structures lie outside them both. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2407 1457 (305m by 254m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC21SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
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