Monument record MHG29439 - Sandwood Estate
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 5999 2100 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NC52SE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
An archaeological survey was undertaken in parts of land belonging to the John Muir Trust. The areas include :-
1)Lower Strath Shinery - eight sheiling-huts, rectangular structure and older house.
2)Loch Carn Mharasaid (north side) - ten sheiling-huts and a possible bothy.
3)Loch Carn Mharasaid (south side) - six sheiling-huts and hut-circle.
4)Coastal Area, Sandwood and Port Beag - Sandwood House, Pre-improvement House and Enclosure, stone line enclosure, Sandwood Bay Homestead.
5)From Sandwood Bay to Port Beag - stone shelter, field system,
fisherman's bothy, three sheiling-huts.
6) Polin - Dun, terraces and enclosures, features opposite Eilean na h-Aiteig, .
7)Droman - settlement site and enclosure and shell deposit, enclosure, shell-covered mounds, stone scatterthree hut-circles.
Small finds were recovered from this site- stone and coin.
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 17/01/01.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2363 Text/Report: James Waterton.. 07/99. Sandwood Estate - An Archaeological Field Survey.. .
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM