Monument record MHG4119 - Possible Shieling Hut, Allt Fearns, Raasay
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5796 3598 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Lying 46m to the N of the Inverarish to Fearns road and just E of a large area of enclosed rig cultivation, at 155m OD is a tumbled mound of stone.
The mound lies within an area of grass surrounded by heather and bracken. A well defined kerb surrounds the mound and measures 10.8m in diameter. Within the kerb are the remains of a small circular shieling type structure which measures 2m in diameter.
Visited by J S Wood 25 March 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.
Surveyed ACFA 2003 (SMR Report 1430)
Believed to be a multi period site with the base of an early oval cairn with a possible second cairn overlaid on it and a figure eight shaped shieling on top of this.
DEH 20/04/05
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 44.
- --- SHG1901 Text/Publication/Volume: Anne Johnstone & Scott Wood. 2003. Some Archaeological Studies of Cairns and Standing Stones on Raasay. SMR Report 1430.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
