MHG4005 - Harris 2, Rhum

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Ruined, rough pasture on spur on steep rocky hillside with SSW aspect at an altitude of 170-200m OD.
SMR card.

NM39NW 24 3393 9657.

Two huts are situated, about 15m apart, on the rocky spur that overlooks the track leading down to Harris, about 900m NNE of Harris Lodge. One is little more than an arc of boulders at the foot of a rock outcrop, but the other has two compartments, the larger measuring about 2.2m by 1.8m internally.
Visited by RCAHMS June 1983.

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NM 3392 9656 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NM39NW
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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