MHG20197 - Site of possible shieling hut - Allt Caol

Summary

A possible unroofed shieling hut depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.

Type and Period (1)

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

Protected Status

None recorded

Full Description

ND14NE 15 189 480

What may be an unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxiii), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1959).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 November 1995

This shieling hut was not identified during a field survey in July 2008. The cited location is within a conifer plantation and no access could be gained to the site. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24678 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: CFA Archaeology Ltd. 2009. Halsary Windfarm Environmental Statement: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. CFA Archaeology Ltd. 11/2009. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 5.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 18917 48077 (7m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND14NE
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Desk-based assessment and walkover survey - Halsary Windfarm (EHG3194)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/97836 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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