Monument record MHG56819 - Shieling Hut - Airigh Shomhairle

Summary

A sheiling hut at Airigh Shomhairle, Assynt, Sutherland.

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 1634 1637 (8m by 6m)
Map sheet NC11NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ASSYNT
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS

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The foundation course of a shieling hut, measuring 5 metres by 2.5 metres and aligned east-west. The low walls are mainly grass-covered.
The structure lies at the edge of an area of green pasture extending to about one third of a hectare. <1>


<1> Glass, D, 2013, Shieling hut at Airigh Shomhairle, Assynt (Text/Record Form). SHG26407.

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  • <1> Text/Record Form: Glass, D. 2013. Shieling hut at Airigh Shomhairle, Assynt. Yes. Digital.

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2014 12:46PM

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