MHG1836 - Shieling Hut, Easan Burn

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

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Cairn (NR). OS 6" map, (1959)

The indefinite remains of several constructions, probably shielings, situated on a green knoll. They appear to have been small oblong buildings with two or three chambers. One more indefinite than the rest measures interiorly 16' by 7'.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.

A grassy mound measuring 30m by 17m and 1m high, surmounted by vague traces of rectangular structures, and, as stated by the RCAHMS, are probably shielings.
Visited by OS (I S S) 11 April 1972.

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--- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 84, No. 302.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2627 4248 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND24SE
Civil Parish	LATHERON
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/8713 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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