MHG11896 - Crannog, Loch Shin
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CRANNOG (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC41NE 1 4609 1986.
In Loch Shin there is a lake dwelling constructed of earth and stones.
R Munro 1882; J Stuart 1868.
NC 46091986. Air Photographs show a circular feature in the loch at this spot - and which may be the crannog; but the site is now under water. Visited by OS (W D J) 26 April 1961; Visible on OS air photographs 5.S.16 128-9.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1238 Text/Publication/Article: Stuart, J. 1868. 'Notice of a group of artificial islands in the Loch of Dowalton, Wigtonshire, and of other artificial islands or "Crannogs" throughout Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 6 1864-6, p.114-78. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 114-78. 176.
- --- SHG2555 Text/Publication/Volume: Munro, R. 1882. Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs: with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake dwellings in England. 247.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4609 1986 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC41NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4881 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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