Monument record MHG184 - Shieling Hut, Torr Dubh Beag
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0157 5352 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND05SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
At SW base of the slopes of Torr Dubh Beag are two mounds. NE mound is 13m E-W by 12m transversely and has a maximum height of 1.7m. On the top is a rectangular foundation measuring 7m by 2.5m, formed by fairly large stones. Some 31m to the WSW is a similar mound, 11m E-W by 9m transversely and 1m high. On top is a mutilated foundation about 4m square. Twenty metres W of the larger mound is an oval hut formed by fairly large stones, measuring 3m N-S by 1.5 m transversely. These structures are probably the remains of shielings.
Visited by OS (E G C) 12 April 1961.
(ND 0157 5352) Old Shielings (NAT) OS 6" map, (1962)
No change to the previous field report.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 17 February 1982.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
