MHG66428 - Shieling hut - Manish More, Raasay
Summary
A shieling structure which is quite small, being barely 1.5m in diameter but with a small dairy store attached.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Site recorded during a survey of the townships of North and South Screapadal plus the surrounding area carried out by the Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA) in April 1998 as part of a continuing programme of recording the physical remains of human activity on the island of Raasay (Macdonald and Scott Wood 1997).
Feature 21; Within the hut circle are the remains of a shieling structure which is quite small, being barely 1.5m in diameter but with a small dairy store attached. This latter probably accounts for the loss of absolute stonework from the hut circle. Some 5.0m to the rear (W SW) of the hut circle is a 2m diameter depression 0.6m deep. The function and period of this is unclear. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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 7e.
- <2> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5637 4381 (8m by 8m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG54SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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