Monument record MHG55051 - Sheepfold, Glenfinnan

Summary

A rectangular enclosure which is labelled as a sheepfold on the 2nd edition OS map.

Location

Grid reference Centred NM 8900 8135 (39m by 43m)
Map sheet NM88SE
Civil Parish ARISAIG AND MOIDART
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

This rectangular enclosure is situated in rough ground on the raised SW bank of Abhainn Shlatach. It measures about 33m from NW to SE by 24m transversely over a low turf wall which, where best preserved along the SW, measures 0.5m in width and 0.5m in height. A gap in the wall at the S corner may have been an entrance, while further turf features at the N corner are of unclear function. Immediately to the N of the enclosure there is a quarry scoop which has been let into the SE face of a natural mound. The scoop is 6m in length, 3m in width and about 2m in height at the rear. Some loose stone within the enclosure may be from this quarry scoop, which was perhaps used for the road or railway construction.
A large enclosure annotated ‘sheepfold’, not all of which is now apparent in the field, is depicted here on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire Sheet CXXXVII, c1902). <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Geddes, G. 07/2011. Results of an archaeological desk based assessment and field survey: New hydropower sceme to generate electricity from the Anhainn Shlatach, Slatach Power Station, Glenfinnan. Digital.
  • <2> Collection/Project Archive: Geddes, G. 07/2011. Results of an archaeological desk based assessment and field survey: New hydropower sceme to generate electricity from the Anhainn Shlatach, Slatach Power Station, Glenfinnan. Digital.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2011 5:18PM

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