Monument record MHG18272 - Possible Structures, Cnoc Na Sithean, South
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NG 8190 5770 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NG85NW |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Centred on NG 819 577.
The sites reported consists of;
Sub-rectangular structure at NG 8174 5755, 3.5m x 2.0m. No.1.
Possible dwelling at NG 8189 5757, recorded on OS maps, 6.0m x 3.0m. No.2.
Peat stack bases at NG 8189 5751, diameter <5.5m, height <1.5m. No.2A.
Sub-rectangular structure at NG 8180 5764, 5.5m x 3.0m, No.3.
Small oval stone setting at NG 8181 5767, 1.3m x 1.0m. No.3A.
Rectangular rough pasture area too steep for cultivation at NG 818 576, W edge has a bowl shaped hollow with built up edges. No.4.
Two stone settings in figure of eight shape at NG 8184 5766, 3.0m x 2.0m (No.5) and at NG 8192 5758, 3.5m x 2.0m (No.6).
Square stone setting at NG 8188 5766, 3.0m x 2.0m. No.7.
Sub-rectangular structure at NG 8188 5768, 4.0m x 2.0m. No.8.
Wall line, possible bothy remains at NG 820 578, 3.0m x 2.0m.No.9.
Footings of bothy with sunken interior floor level at NG 8185 5775,
3.5m x 2.0m. No.10.
Round structure at NG 8183 5777, diameter 1.5m. No.11.
Remains of two round huts at NG 8196 5777, 7.0m x 2.5m. No.12.
Circular footing at NG 8200 5780, 4.0m x 2.0m. No.13.
Small round bothy at NG 819 578, 2.0m x 2.0m. No.14.
Small rounded stone settings at NG 820 578, 1.5m diameter. No.14A-E.
Footing of small bothy at NG 8201 5785, 3.0m x 2.5m. No 14F. Slightly sunken stone setting, 1.5m diameter nearby, No.14G.
M MacDonald, Torridon Shieling Survey 1992
One unroofed shieling-hut is shown on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet lxxxi). Two unroofed shieling-huts (NG 8189 5757 and NG 8191 5768), including that which is on the 1st edition, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map 1971.
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 18 December 1995
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM