Monument record MHG43618 - Possible Shieling Hut, Dun Borrafiach

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 2361 6397 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG26SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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Full Description

On a spur between the Allt Bocaig and an unnamed tributary is a farmstead comprising at least two buildings, both with two compartments, the northernmost of which contains a small kiln. In the immediate vicinity of the buildings are two enclosures, fragmentary banks and a small patch of ridging. To the W, what may be a shieling-hut is situated on a slight terrace on the N side of the burn. There are also two small plots containing lazy-beds on the terrace.
(WAT90 616-622; 1315)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 28 June 1990.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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