MHG64094 - Possible hut circle with possible later shieling huts - NE of Romesdal, Skye
Summary
A possible hut circle with possible later shieling huts to the northeast of Romesdal, Skye.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- SHIELING HUT? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A possible hut circle with possible later shieling huts to the northeast of Romesdal, Skye on the east side of the A87 road. It is circular and large, measuring c.17m in diameter with what appears to be a entrance in its southeast quadrant. There are two, possibly later, additions, one on the external side of the hut circle immediately on the west side of the possible entrance and one also external to the northeast quadrant, both of these may be shieling huts or pens. It is equally possible that they are contemporary with the hut circle. There is also a possible wall within the hut circle running north-south. The features are visible in vertical aerial photography taken from 2005 (as part of the 'Millennium Map' series) to 2021. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <3> SHG29107 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2021. Getmapping aerial photography 2021.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4109 5422 (29m by 29m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG45SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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