Monument record MHG54401 - Shieling group and later features, Coille Innes Na Sine
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 1776 4877 (9m by 8m) |
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Map sheet | NH14NE |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Civil Parish | CONTIN |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NH14NE 15 centred 1776 4878
The site of 10 substantial shieling huts, the stone footings of a later building and a length of stone and turf bank were recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project. They are located on the S bank of the River Meig on a gentle NW facing slope at the outflow of a number of tributary streams which issue onto the flatter ground and have formed a grassy delta.
The remains of a small but substantial rectangular building, a probable dwelling (Nosas Site Survey No 578) are located on the SW side of the River Meig at the confluence of a smaller tributary at NH 17769 48762. The building has drystone walls faced internally and externally some 0.7m wide and 0.5m high. The corners are square and there are traces of an internal dividing wall. There is also probably an entrance, c0.5m wide, in the N corner of the NW wall.
A discontinuous turf and stone bank (Nosas Site Survey No 583) bounding the S and E extent of the shieling ground, effectively enclosing the grassy improved area. It is probable that 2 phases of activity are represented as it is largely composed of turf N of the burn and more stone on the S side where it abuts the farmstead 578. Two clearance cairns were also identified within the area.The shieling huts (Nosas Site Survey Nos 572-577 and 579-582)are distributed N and S of the tributary burn and excepting 2 all lie within the boundary formed by the turf and stone bank. All are oval in plan, aligned cross-slope NE-SW and of similar dimensions,comprising low turf and stone wall footings up to 0.5m high, the maximum internal dimension being some 3.5m x 1.5m. Some exhibit small outshots or other slight modifications. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 APs <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24713 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2009. Report of Phase Two Scardroy and Upper Strathconon: May 2007 - December 2007. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.44 Site 578.
- <2>XY SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. [Mapped features: #44902 Site 578 Farmstead/probable dwelling house, ; #105677 Site 578 Farmstead/probable dwelling house, ]
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2017 1:57PM