MHG1030 - Shieling Hut, Dunbeath Strath
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD? to 1900 AD?)
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Full Description
Mound (NR) (Remains of) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1908)
Shielings (ruins of): About 1.5 miles N by E of Achnaclyth towards Concan Con na Craige, near the source of a small burn, are some half dozen small mounds, on the top of which the foundations of small oblong houses, evidently shieling bothies, are visible.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
ND 1020 3600. Adjacent to a sheepfold are 6 mounds on top of which are the remains of shieling bothies, varying from 4 by 3m to 8 by 4m.
Visited by OS (W D J) 1 July 1960.
(ND 101 360) Old Shielings (NAT) OS 6" map, (1962)
No change .
Revised at 1:10560 Visited by OS (J M) 4 August 1982.
Five unroofed shieling-huts are depicted 1st edition OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxxii). Six unroofed shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,560 map (1962).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1019 3602 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND13NW |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5170 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8119 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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