Monument record MHG6258 - Meall Buaile Nan Caorach

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Grid reference Centred NG 6375 1578 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG61NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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On a gently-sloping SE-facing shelf above the shore at Meall Buaile nan Caorach is an area of rig cultivation containing two superimposed circular structures. The smaller stone-built structure has a radius of 4.7m over walls 1.2m wide; a door-opening lies on the N-facing side. This overlies an earlier ruinous structure with a radius of 7.5m over walls 1.4m thick.
Visited by C S, 3 April 1990.

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  • --- 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

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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