MHG64773 - Shieling hut - Allt Na Peighinn
Summary
A two-celled shieling hut to the east of the Allt Na Peighinn, Strath, Skye.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A two-celled shieling hut to the east of the Allt Na Peighinn, Strath, Skye.
The site was recorded by M Wildgoose in 1999 during a survey in advance of a proposed woodland creation scheme. Forty five metres to the northwest of another shieling hut (see MHG64772) and c.90m to the northwest of a previously noted pen (see MHG6260) lies a two-celled shieling hut. This structure lies on a northwest to southeast alignment, and comprises a sub-rectangular stone cell which measures 6m by 3m over walls 1m thick with a 2m diameter cell attached to its northwest end. This shieling also appears to overlie an earlier rectangular structure. The remains of a massively built stone slab wall lie to the northeast side of the site. <1>
The feature is visible in vertical aerial photography. <3>
The "…massively-built stone slab wall" referred to in the description in <1> is the head dyke boundary of the earlier pre-crofting township of Boreraig (see MHG64735) [IS-L 13/10/2025].
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21150 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M.. 1999. Beinn Nan Carn Planting Proposal: Archaeological Survey, May 1999. Martin Wildgoose. 30/05/1999. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 9.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6254 1725 (11m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG61NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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