MHG64801 - Shielings - Coire Mhic Nobuil
Summary
Various shieling structures were recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A walkover survey and desk-based assessment for the National Trust estate at Torridon was carried out by J Wordsworth and J Harden between 1996 and 2002.
Various shieling structures were recorded.
87.1; A drystone structure which measures cam by c1.5m internally with walls c0.5m wide and standing up to lm high is aligned W-E and its west side is set against a large boulder. A small circular 'store' c2.5m diameter is set against the SW corner. About 14m to south, there is a sub-rectangular setting of stones just visible around the edge of a grassy platform which could be a shieling structure c4m in 'diameter'.
87.2; Some 115m to the SW of the above is a sub-rectangular drystone structure c3m by c4m over walls c0.4m wide and c0.3m high. About 10m to the south there is a short length of 'wall' which could be forming the SW side of a shieling structure c3m square/in diameter but the feature is swathed in bracken. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21916 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. & Harden, J.. 2002. Torridon Archaeological Survey 1996-2002. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS). 13/01/2003. Paper and Digital. TOR087.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8659 5806 (163m by 153m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG85NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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