MHG55915 - Shieling hut - Glenshero, Laggan

Summary

A shieling hut noted in a walkover survey by West Coast Archaeology Services in 2011, prior to a proposed woodland planting scheme.

Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A very degraded shieling hut noted in a walkover survey by West Coast Archaeology Services in 2011, prior to a proposed woodland planting scheme. It comprised a stone / turf subcircular structure measuring 7m east-west by 4.5m over walls spread to 1m wide and surviving up to 0.4m high; entrance 0.8m wide in north wall. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NN 5639 9257 (18m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NN59SE
Civil Parish LAGGAN
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

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