Monument record MHG4745 - Fairy Bridge, Skye
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2869 5130 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG25SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
In the SE angle of the roads at Fairy Bridge at NG 279 512 are two groups of ruined shielings. 5 are close to the Portree road, and a further 11 or more 100.0m, up the Allt a'Chille, east of the Dunvegan road.
The shielings are of earth and stone construction, but in nearly every case are reduced to rather shapeless green mounds with circular depressions and some loose stone to be seen in the tops.
Visited by OS (ASP) 8 May 1961.
There are two groups of shielings and buldings in the vicinity of the Fairy Bridge, one of which lies on the banks of the Allt Beinn na Boineide near the old Fairy Bridge and the other on a tributary of the stream, the Allt a'Ghille.
4.01 NG 2787 5138 Shieling-huts; Shieling-mounds; Buildings (879-
884)
4.02 NG 2800 5105 Shieling-huts; Shieling-mounds (867-878)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 16 November 1990.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2677 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Waternish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region: an archaeological survey. .
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
