Monument record MHG20197 - Site of possible shieling hut, Allt Caol

Summary

A possible unroofed shieling hut depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.

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Grid reference Centred ND 18917 48077 (7m by 4m) (Centred)
Map sheet ND14NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WATTEN
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND14NE 15 189 480

What may be an unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1959).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995

This shieling hut was not identified during a field survey in July 2008. The cited location is within a conifer plantation and no access could be gained to the site. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Environmental Statement: CFA Archaeology Ltd. 2009. Halsary Windfarm Environmental Statement: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. CFA Archaeology Ltd. 11/2009. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 5.

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Record last edited

Apr 14 2010 4:20PM

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