MHG4795 - Colbost, Skye
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG24NW 11 203 490.
NG 203 490. A fine group of about 16 shielings situat- ed on a NE facing slope, on a bank of a burn below a waterfall, at about 500ft OD.
The huts, of twin- and triple-cell type, are generally reduced to turf-covered oval mounds up to 2.0m in height, though some are well-preserved and the dry-stone walling is intact.
Visited by OS (A S P) 11 May 1961; Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1287-8
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2029 4905 (92m by 124m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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External Links (2)
- http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1399334 (View photograph(s) of this site on the geograph website)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10812 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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