Monument record MHG6006 - Dun Hallin, Skye
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2566 5927 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG25NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG25NE 1 2566 5927.
The crofting township of 'Dunhallin' is overlooked from the E by a rocky knoll on which Dun Hallin is situated. The knoll provides a focus for a series of radiating banks defining globular areas, some of which contain ridging. Within this area there is a scatter of buildings and shieling-huts as well as patches of recent agriculture.
1.01 NG 2566 5927 Broch
1.02 NG 2563 5928 Shieling-huts; Shieling-mounds (1258-1262; 1264-1268)
1.03 NG 2564 5925 Building (1263)
1.04 NG 257 593 Shieling-huts; Shieling-mounds (1269-1276)
1.05 NG 2560 5901 Building; Enclosure (1277-8)
1.06 NG 2555 5925 Buildings (1279-81)
1.07 NG 256 592 Field-system; Cultivation remains; Trackway;
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) October 1990.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2677 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Waternish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region: an archaeological survey. .
- --- SHG2708 Text/Publication/Volume: Ritchie and Harman, J N G and M. 1985. Exploring Scotland's heritage: Argyll and the Western Isles. 132, no.63.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
