MHG4217 - Sgorr Mor, Rhum
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NM39SE 14 377 911
A well-preserved group of huts and ancillary structures is situated at the foot of a rock outcrop which runs ENE from the lochan immediately NE of Sgorr Mor. There are at least six huts; two of them comprise two compartments, and the remainder are oval. One of the huts incorporates a rock overhang and is still roofed; the interior of the hut measures 2.3m by 1.1m and the corbelled roof rises to a maximum height of 1.2m above the floor.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
An enclosure and a dyke (c.NG 3754 9119 to c.NG 3863 9143), which has two shorter lengths attached to it, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Islands of Rum, Sanday etc., 1879, sheet lxx). An unroofed shieling-hut, an unroofed circular structure and the dykes are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 9 December 1996
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 3772 9113 (100m by 99m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM39SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/21955 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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