Monument record MHG39822 - Shieling, Wagmore

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 0020 2670 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND02NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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A turf-walled enclosure on the S bank of the Morven Burn containing on the flood plain to NE a sub-rectangular, turf-covered mound about 9m square with some stone exposed. On higher ground to the W is a rectangular building with a SE annexe measuring 5m N-S by 9m E-W overall. To the W of this is another rectangular building, 4m N-S by 2m E-W, set in a circular hollow 8m in diameter. Further W close to the turf dyke are traces of another rectangular building 3m E-W by 4.5m N-S. I W Stuart 1973; OS 6" map, annotated by I W Stuart.

At ND 002 267, on a dry rise on S side of Morven Burn, is a shieling site comprising at least 5 oval or sub-rectangular huts built of turf, all within an associated enclosure bank around the rise.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 26 October 1982.

An enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xli), and is also shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1963).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 16 October 1995.


Stuart, I W, 1973, 'Latheron, Wagmore, enclosure', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.22, 22 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1031.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Stuart, I W. 1973. 'Latheron, Wagmore, enclosure', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.22. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 22. 22.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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