Monument record MHG11543 - Auchnasheenish

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Grid reference Centred NC 8080 2840 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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There are at least eight oval shieling-huts on the NE side of an unnamed burn and immediately to the W of a sheepfold SSE of Auchnasheenish township (NC82NW 13). They measure up to 7.5m by 3.1m overall and 0.3m in height. Some of the huts have sub-divisions and most lie on slight mounds. At least three overlie ridging measuring 3m between furrows. Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 March 1991.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Strath of Kildonan: an archaeological survey. .

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Record last edited

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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