Monument record MHG45515 - Ben Suardal
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NG 6227 1998 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NG61NW |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | STRATH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
By a small burn which runs through spoil heaps related to the marble quarries, at a height of 110m OD, is a complex group of enclosures and ruinous structures of many periods.
1. Circular stone-walled hut 12m in diameter over walls 1m thick. At the eastern side, two stones 0.5m high and 1m apart may represent a door opening.
2. Close by are the remains of at least twelve single- and multi-celled structures, possibly shielings.
A stone and turf dyke, into which a number of the shielings have been built, runs on the W side of the burn.
Visited by I J, 2 April 1990.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1580 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 26.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Dec 22 2014 12:12PM