Monument record MHG12961 - Gleann Dubh
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3095 3303 (202m by 128m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC33SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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Full Description
NC33SW 1 309 330.
NC 308 330. A settlement composed of six foundations, one oval 5.0m by 0.3m, others rectangular, 7.0m by 3.0m and 6.0m by 3.0m, and one 3.0m in diameter, lies on knolls on the 600 ft contour W of a meeting place of paths.
T C Welsh 1970.
At NC 309 330 beside a stream is a group of five shieling bothies, now represented by turf and stone footings as described by Welsh (T C Welsh 1970). Two small enclosures built into the base of the cliff to the NW of the shielings are probably sheep pens.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 15 August 1980; T C Welsh 1970.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG867 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1970. 'Glendhu, settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1970, p.50. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 50. 50.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2016 12:07PM
