MHG39906 - Multi-celled shieling hut - Dunvegan

Summary

A multi-celled shieling hut that may have reused an existing hut circle.

Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING (Undated)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A multi-cell shieling overlying a ruinous possible hut circle situated at the foot of a small E facing rocky outcrop. The shieling is a complex grouping of two large cells and three small cells, all are contained within the ruins of the circular structure and have been constructed from the stone robbed from the circular foundation. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 3048 4822 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG34NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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