Monument record MHG57241 - Hut circle - Slat Bheinn, Skye (Cille Mhaire 36h)
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5430 1846 (12m by 12m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Full Description
A hut circle (36h - No.4 of 14) was recorded by M Wildgoose in 1999 at Cille Mhaire Glen, Strathaird, Skye, during a walkover survey in advance of a proposed forestry Woodland Grant Scheme for the John Muir Trust. A robbed 8m diameter hut circle to the northwest of a twin-cell stone shieling. <1>
The site was included by M Wildgoose, with a slightly amended diameter, in a catalogue of hut circles which combined the results of surveys on the Strathaird, Torrin and Sconser Estates. A circular platform cut in to the southeast facing hillslope measures 7.5m in overall diameter. Little survives at the rear of the platform but the front half of the hut circle survives as a low earth bank with some stone facing present. A two-celled shieling overlies the southeast section of the remains perhaps covering the entrance to the hut circle. This site has been heavily robbed for building stone for the overlying shieling. <2>
Note: NGR adjusted to position as seen on 2010 vertical APs [IS-L 08/03/2017].
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24424 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M.. 1999. Cille Mhaire Basin Isle of Skye: An Archaeological Survey of a Relict Landscape. Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey (AALS). . Digital. Site 36h.
- <2> SHG26678 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M.. 1999. A survey of Round Houses on the Strathaird, Torrin and Sconser Estates. Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey (AALS). Digital. Site 36h.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 26 2017 12:16PM
