Monument record MHG53224 - Eigg, Beinn Tighe

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Location

Grid reference NM 44427 87345 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NM48NW
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Full Description

NM 44427 87345
The remains of this group of shielings, standing on the NW face of Beinn Tighe some 500m from the summit, comprises two turf mounds and four huts. The larger mound, at NM 44427 87345, measures 9m in diameter and 0.7m in height, and has a flattened top scattered with stones. The huts have dished interiors and range from 1.8m to 2.1m in length and from 1.2m to 1.5m in breadth within wall footings about 0.9m thick.
(EIGG01 437-442)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 6 July 2001 <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2010. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 297984.

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2010 2:58PM

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