Monument record MHG5248 - Ben Halistra

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Grid reference Centred NG 2568 6055 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG26SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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NG26SE 13 2569 6056.

On the south-facing slopes of Ben Halistra, just outwith an area enclosed by banks, there are at least four shieling-huts, situated in a shallow basin at the top of a small burn. The huts measure up to 6m in diameter and 0.3m in height and are defined by predominantly turf banks situated on slight mounds.
(WAT90 739-742)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 9 November 1990.

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  • --- 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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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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