Monument record MHG5459 - Glen Dibidil, Rhum

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 3916 9354 (210m by 210m)
Map sheet NM39SE
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Full Description

NM39SE 7 391 935.

This well-preserved shieling site is situated on the E side of the Dibidil River about 750m NNW of Dibidil bothy. There are ten huts, four of them sited on two shieling mounds. The huts vary in shape from subrectangular to oval, and two have two compartments, the smaller opening off the larger. One of the shieling mounds measures 12m in diameter by 1.4m in height; the other is oval measuring 15m by 12m and 1.2m in height. About 250m to the ESE there is a rectangular enclosure measuring 12.8m by 3m within its wall; there is an entrance in each end. RCAHMS 1983, visited May 1983.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miller, R. 1967. ''Land use by summer sheilings'', Scot Stud Vol. 11 1967, p.193-221. Scot Stud. 193-221. 212.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 14, No.55.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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