Monument record MHG4724 - Forse
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2443 4102 (234m by 177m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NG24SW 2 244 410.
At NG 244 410, 750 feet OD on a terrace on an east-facing slope there is a group of 7 ruined shielings. (visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1129-30)
While the two northernmost ones are reduced to a scatter of boulders within a low mound, the others show their two-cell construction in dry stone walling with entrance on the downhill side.
Visited by OS (A S P) 12 May 1961.
Previously recorded at grid ref. NG 244 410, updated and corrected with information from Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. Site no. 54, eight shielings were recorded.
J Aitken : 13/02/02.
Orbost Estate Survey - Hlink, refer to site 54.
J Aitken : 18/02/02
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1828 Text/Report: Martin Wildgoose. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the Orbost Estate.. .
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 7 2017 10:50AM
