MHG35081 - Animal enclosure- Lochan na Gruagaich, Ardnamurchan
Summary
An animal enclosure at Lochan na Gruagaich, Ardnamurchan.
Type and Period (2)
- PEN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An animal enclosure at Lochan na Gruagaich, Ardnamurchan.
What may be one unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1875, sheet xxv) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 5 May 1998
The site was visited and photographed by J Haylett in November 2013. A stone walled square structure measuring 7.5x7.5m in width and up to 1.5m in height. There was a 2m wide entrance in the southeast wall. A smaller enclosure was in the northwestern corner. Outside NW corner, there is a roughly circular structure c.4.5 diameter, either an earlier structure or possibly contemporary use such as the base for a haystack. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2019 according to location of features as seen on 2013 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 5507 6543 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM56NE |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/145191 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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