Monument record MHG5563 - Samhnan Insir, Rhum

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Grid reference Centred NG 3825 0424 (10m by 10m)
Map sheet NG30SE
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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NG30SE 45 3826 0424

Situated on a terrace half-way up the cliff about 400m ESE of the shepherd's cottage at Samhnan Insir, there is a group of abutting pens or huts.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983

A small unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Islands of Rum, Sanday etc., 1879, sheet lxi), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1996

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  • --- 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. . 24, No.176.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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