MHG29686 - Hut Circle and Shieling Hut - Orbost Estate
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to 19th Century - 2400 BC to 1900 AD)
- SHIELING HUT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Orbost Estate Survey - Hlink, refer to site 2.
A much disturbed but circle with walls of stone measuring 1.6m thick. The walls are just visible sticking up through the peat overburden. There is no obvious entrance. The eastern half of the circle is overlain by a ruinous and much disturbed shieling of uncertain type.
J Aitken : 18/02/02.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2508 4516 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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