Monument record MHG13944 - Cnoc Slapin
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5758 2123 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG52SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
In a shallow bowl to the S of Cnoc Slapin at about 40m OD is a small farm complex comprising:-
1. A ruinous longhouse 18m long x 6.5m wide over walls 1.5m wide. The longhouse has rounded corners and slightly bowed long-walls. A door opening 1.5m wide lies in the centre of the E wall.
2. A byre 8.5m long x 5.75m wide over walls 1.25m wide.
3. A turf and stone dyked enclosure attached to the N end of the longhouse and sweeping round in a round cornered square, enclosing the byre, to the SW corner of the house.
4. A degraded enclosure lying on a low ridge 50m to the S. The whole complex is surrounded by extensive rig and furrow cultivation.
Visited 1991.
NMRS MS/530
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
