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MHG64027 - Field and lazy beds - Grulin Uachdrach, Eigg

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Field and lazy beds in the area of Grulin Uachdrach, Eigg.

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Field and lazy beds in the area of Grulin Uachdrach, Eigg. The features were recorded by the former RCAHMS in 2002 during a multi-year survey of the whole island

On the S coast of Eigg, in an area of open moorland about 650m SW of Galmisdale, there are two huts and an area of lazy bed cultivation enclosed within a small field. The huts stand about 8m apart at the W edge of the field. They measure respectively 4.8m in length by 3.5m in breath and 3.3m in length by 2.2m in breath within walls standing up to 0.3m high. The lazy bed cultivation extends to about 1.8 ha.
(EIGG01 474,476)
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 12 October 2002 <1>

The features are visible in vertical aerial photography taken in 2020. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NM 4670 8378 (177m by 165m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM48SE
Civil Parish	SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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