Monument record MHG13008 - Shieling Settlement, Loch Drumbeg

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Grid reference Centred NC 1178 3233 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC13SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ASSYNT
Old County SUTHERLAND

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NC13SW 11 117 322

NC 118 323 A shieling group of nine huts with associated structures lies on the banks of Allt Loch Poll nam Muc. A ruined dwelling, with hearth, lies on the shore.
T C Welsh 1971.

NC 117 322 Bracken-clad pasture marked by occasional heaps of cleared stone. No trace of shieling bothies. Modern fank present.
Visited by OS (JM) 15 July 1980.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1971. 'Loch Drumbeg, shieling settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1971, p.46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 46. 46.

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Oct 4 2016 11:10AM

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