MHG64616 - Shieling hut and enclosures - Srath an Dherue

Summary

A shieling hut and enclosures in Srath an Dherue.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A shieling hut and enclosures in Srath an Dherue. They are visible in vertical aerial photography as a rectangular c.7m x 3.5m earthwork, at the north end of a sub-circular enclosure c.66m in diameter, with the possible shieling hut inserted through the enclosure dyke. The southern enclosure is sub-rectangular measuring c.97m x 49m and abuts the first enclosure on its southwestern side. There are vague indications of an additonal possible shieling hut in the southern enclosure. <1> <2>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 5402 4562 (119m by 125m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC54NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish TONGUE

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