MHG66416 - Shieling hut - Raasay Forest
Summary
A twin chambered structure lying close under the escarpment.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On the E-facing slope above Raasay Forest, at a height of 160m OD are the degraded remains of six single-cell shielings measuring from 2.9m by 1.5m to 5.9m by 3.0m
Visited by I Marshall, 26 March 1991
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.
An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay was undertaken by ACFA in 1997.
Feature 5(iiia); Shieling hut. 2.5m by 1.5m - the "additional" and smallest of the series, on the next terrace above i) and ii), tucked under the cliff barely discernible in the dead bracken, a single cell. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 45.
- <1> SHG21107 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald, J. & Wood, J. S.. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the townships of North & South Screapadal, with a survey of the surrounding area, on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/1998. Digital. Feature 5(iiia).
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5761 4485 (10m by 9m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://trove.scot/place/142912 (View record on the HES Trove website)
- https://trove.scot/place/80914 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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