Monument record MHG6605 - Raasay Forest

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Grid reference Centred NG 5758 4595 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG54NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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NG54NE 7 5759 4595

Lying on the summit of a birch-covered knoll which lies 100m SW of the sharp bend in the road, about 110m OD is a degraded, boulder built, single cell shieling. The remains measure 6.8m by 3.5m over walls 1.0m wide. There is no obvious entrance. To the W are four small plots of lazy beds and to the S is a small area of rig cultivation with associated clearance cairns.
Visited by I Marshall 26 March 1991.
Miket, R et al.1991; NMRS MS/530.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 45.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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