Monument record MHG5881 - Glas Bheinn Bheag

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 5907 2593 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG52NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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Full Description

NG52NE 3 5908 2593.

On the W side of the Allt Strollamus, close to the water board's stop valve installation, at the foot of Glas Bheinn Bheag is a single double-celled shieling. Built of stone and turf the shieling measures 5m E-W by 3.5m N-S; an entrance survives in the E end facing the burn.
A possible entrance into the rear cell survives on the southern side.
A badly degraded rectangular structure lies 2m to the N consisting of a low turf-covered bank, it measures 3m long by 1.5m wide. A small stone-built structure measuring 1m internally over walls 0.5m thick lies 3m to the north. The group lies within an area of improved grassland. Visited by M Wildgoose 1 April 1990.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 26.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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