Monument record MHG5576 - Guirdil, Rhum
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3210 0122 (19m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG30SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
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Full Description
Field enclosure in overgrown rough pasture on steep hillslope, with NNW aspect, altitude 40-50m OD and AP no RAF:58/623:4194-5:13/4/51
Info from SMR card.
NG30SW 2 3211 0123.
(NG 3211 0123 A sub-circular enclosure about 30' in diameter within a 3' thick drystone wall now mostly turf-covered. The ground-level inside is some 2' above that outside. Probably a 'kailyard' associated with the pre-clearance settlement of Guirdil which surrounds it, but it might be a hut-circle. (Visible on RAF AP's 58/623:4194-5)
G C David 1967
A late enclosure. Nil antiquity.
Visited by OS (AA) 15 May 1972
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1420 Text/Publication/Article: David, G C. 1967. 'Rhum; Sgor Reidh, Harris Beach, Glen Shellesder, Guirdil, Loch Scresort, Samhnan Insir', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1967, p.27-9. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 27-9. 28.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
