Monument record MHG31953 - Enclosure - Allt Smeorail
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8509 1221 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Full Description
Enclosure (angular).
SW corner of rectangular enclosure, set to 5m to the S of the later circular sheepfold of Feature 182 (below). It is 13m x 11m, with its long sidewalls trending 010 degrees. Its walls of cobbles, covered in moss, heather and bracken, are now spread to 1m wide and stand to a maximum height of 0.7m, and the N wall is barely visible. It is probable that stone from this enclosure, especially the closest N wall, was incorporated into the adjacent circular sheepfold.
The enclosure is set on the SW side of a broad, thick bracken-covered, grassy and mossy knoll, enclosing its summit, and is bounded by an E-flowing tributary of Allt Smeòrail to its S and the steeply incised Allt Smeòrail valley-side to the E. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG21948 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.49, Feature 181.
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Record last edited
May 20 2014 2:29PM
