Monument record MHG2294 - Shielings, Airidh Gheal
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2218 4247 (28m by 94m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND24SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Airidh Gheal: 'The White Shielings' - The ruins of two small shielings (shown on OS 6" map Caithness, 1st ed. (1877) sheet xxviii at ND 2218 4243 and ND 2218 4251).
Name Book (Caithness) 1871.
These shielings are situated on the E flank of a slight ridge running S-N between two burns. Neither has a distinct shape, but consist of a scatter of boulders some 6m by 4m in area.
NMRS MS/645, p.3.
Two unroofed shieling-huts are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxviii), but they are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 24 November 1995.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1139 Text/Publication/Article: Harden and Harvey, J and D. 1990. 'Munsary (Watten parish), survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.22. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 22. 22.
- --- SHG3342 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 12, 191.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2016 10:41AM
