Monument record MHG5008 - Waterstein Head
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 1509 4799 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG14NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NG14NE 2 151 480.
At NG 151 480, on the NE slope of Waterstein Head at about 600ft OD, there is an extensive group of about 75 ruined shielings, contained within enclosure banks and bisected by the Forsan Burn.
The bothies, reduced to turf-covered mounds and mainly of double-cell type, are of earth and stone, and of turf construction. There is a single ruined house in their midst.
Visited by OS (A S P) 14 April 1961; Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1296-7.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
