MHG3199 - Shieling - Ben Geary

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SHIELING (Undated)

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NG26SW 14 2408 6135.

There are at least eleven grass-grown shieling-mounds and a shieling-hut situated alongside a burn to the E of Trumpan. An intermittent bank runs along the S side of the burn and overlies at least one of the mounds. At least four of the mounds are surmounted by traces of huts. (WAT90 962-973)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 29 September 1990.

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--- SHG2677 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Waternish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region: an archaeological survey. .

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Grid reference	Centred NG 2408 6135 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG26SW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	DUIRINISH

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/71463 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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