Monument record MHG4750 - Abhainn Easa Dhuibh, Skye
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2406 4370 (258m by 256m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Map
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Full Description
NG24SW 6 240 437.
At NG 240 437, in the valley of the Abhainn Easa Dhuibh about 350 feet OD there is a small group of about 10 ruined sheilings situated below steep NE-facing hill-slopes. They are of the twin-cell type but reduced to turf-covered mounds with some loose stone exposed. (Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 2146-7)
Visited by OS (A S P) 14 May 1961.
Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. At this location twenty shielings were recorded. (Site no. 21)
J Aitken : 13/02/02.
Orbost Estate Survey - Hlink, refer to site 21.
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 10:57AM
