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MHG768 - Shieling Hut, Croc Nan Lair

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Situated on E and W banks of the Sleach Water are numerous shieling foundations, banks and an oval, banked enclosure. The banks were probably constructed to counteract flooding and the enclosure takes form of a platform on which are the foundations of a building. The shielings vary in size from 3 by 2m to 18 by 3m and in height from 0.1 to 0.8m.
Visited by OS (E G C) 17 April 1961.

Croc nan Lair (NAT) (Old Shielings) (NAT) OS 6" map, (1962)

Croc nan Lair: an old shieling ground in which are turf-covered footings of at least 23 shieling bothies. The banks and the oval banked enclosure noted in the previous field report are natural, deriving from previous course or courses of the Sleach Water.
Revised at 1:10560.
Visited by OS (J M) 24 February 1982.

15 shieling-huts are depicted on 1st edition of OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxvi). The location of 19 shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1991).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 22 September 1995.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 0342 4441 (286m by 414m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND04SW
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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