MHG4008 - Harris 5, Rhum

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Type and Period (1)

SHIELING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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Full Description

Incomplete, heath/rough pasture on raised beach with SW aspect at an altitude of 30-40m OD.
SMR card.

NM39NW 27 342 955.

Situated on the bare surface of the raised beach, and around its fringes, to the NE of cairn NM 39 NW 3, there are a number of circular stone-banked enclosures, possibly huts, built of beach pebbles. One group comprises three abutting enclosures which measure from 4m to 2m in diameter within a wall 1m thick.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 17, No.96.

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Grid reference	Centred NM 3419 9552 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM39NW
Civil Parish	SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/21908 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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