Monument record MHG54207 - Bothy, Scalpay

Summary

A bothy recorded during walkover survey on Scalpay.

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Grid reference Centred NG 5901 2910 (20m by 20m) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NG52NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish STRATH

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Around 50 metres south-east of the All a' Chinn Uachdaraich on a bracken covered rise, and situated at 14 metres OD, are the degraded remains of a stone and turf-built bothy. Aligned on a N-S axis and measuring 9.0 metres long by 5.0 metres wide over walls of indetenninate thickness, the structure has no visible entrance and survives to 0.25 metres in height. Two individual lazy-beds are located immediately to the east of the structure. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report: Birch, S. April 2001. Scalpay WGS: Archaeological Survey of Proposed Planting Areas. West Coast Archaeological Services. . Digital. Site 32.

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Record last edited

Dec 15 2010 12:45PM

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