MHG57737 - Shielings, Gleann Chorainn

Summary

Shielings at Gleann Chorainn

Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Gleann Chorainn

Upper Gleann Chorainn Shielings, building/possible still bothy and enclosure (1108 – 1118) – centred on NH 242 482 These sites, recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project, are situated in the upper part of the glen, at an altitude of 280m - 300m, 500m SW of the shieling sites of Mid Glen Chorainn/Allt Toll Lochain. They are to be found on the both sides of the main burn, although mainly on the NW side where a large expanse of SE facing slope is grassy. The site comprises 9 shielings, a building which is possibly a still bothy and an enclosure.

1114 Shieling - NH 24152 48238 The turf remains of a rectangular shieling on a NE-SW alignment.

1115 Shieling - NH 24150 48232 A few metres to the south of 1114 the remains of a circular shieling with turf footings. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2015 APs <2>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 2415 4824 (24m by 22m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH24NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish CONTIN

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