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MHG64330 - Shieling huts - Glen Galmadale

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Two shieling huts in Glen Galmadale.

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Two shieling huts in Glen Galmadale.

Reconnaisance survey carried out with the aim of identifying evidence for Norse settlement in Northern Argyll. It was targeted at a number of locations with surviving Old Norse placenames. The aim was to locate archaeologIcal remains that could go back to the medieval period and to generate discussion of this evidence. The locations selected for systematic survey were those with very little known archaeology. In addition a number of sites were identified from the RCAHMS database as potentially relevant.
Remains of at least nine structures surviving as dry stone footings with varying levels of preservation at:

10. NM 86603 54668 At least two probable shieling huts and one section of wall (see MHG54561) which may have been part of a larger structure were located on the W slopes of Glengalmadale not far from the dam.
Report to be deposited RCAHMS and Highland SMR in due course.
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and The Caledonian Research Foundation
A Bankier and S Digney 2007 <1>

The features are visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2009, though at slightly different grid references. There may be a third hut. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NM 8660 5465 (65m by 60m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM85SE
Civil Parish	ARDGOUR
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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