Monument record MHG9598 - Loch an Roin
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2016 5424 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC25SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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Full Description
NC25SW 18 201 542.
NC 201 543. A hut, 6ft by 5ft, with walls 3ft high. There are six boulder cairns grouped nearby and 100ft E a dyke about 2ft high of large stones and slabs runs between the shore and the crags. Two hundred feet W up to 20ft of walling up to 4ft high and 5ft thick at the base, forms a crescent with an opening in the middle. Turf walling across wide gaps and stone walling between crags enclose the area.
T C Welsh 1969d.
NC 201 542. Croft abandoned 18th/19th century; remains include building footing, 9m by 4m, and remnants of a head dyke or bank. Heaps of cleared stone indicate worked ground. The building footing has been modified to form a lambing pen.
Visited by OS (JM) 8 June 1980.
Welsh, T C, 1969, 'Loch an Roin', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49, 49 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1039.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1039 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1969. 'Loch an Roin', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.
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Record last edited
Aug 23 2016 2:33PM
