Monument record MHG4753 - Gleann Bharcasaig, Skye

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 2287 4145 (10m by 10m) (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 9 2288 4146

Lying on the north side of the Abhainn Bharcasaig Burn at a height of 91m OD is a group of single and double-celled structures on green mounds, numbering perhaps 8 in all, very little stone work is visible and most are in poor condition.
Information from C Swanson and A Johnstone, 7 April 1989.

Previously recorded at grid ref. NG 2288 4146, updated and corrected with information from Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. Site no. 49, nine shielings were recorded.
J Aitken : 13/02/02.

Orbost Estate Survey (1998), M Wildgoose. Site No. 49.
J Aitken : 13/02/02.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Duirinish parish', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.35-43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 35-43. 41.
  • --- Text/Report: Martin Wildgoose. 1998. An Archaeological Survey of the Orbost Estate.. .

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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