MHG4163 - Loch Monica, Rhum
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Incomplete, heath/rough pasture, steep hillslope, SE aspect, altitude 180-200m OD.
SMR card.
NM39NW 44 3328 9655.
On a natural shelf to the SE of Loch Monica there is a group of seven huts, one of which retains a roofed cell.
Visited by RCAHMS June 1983.
J Love 1981; RCAHMS 1983
A series of six corbelled stone shielings, built from a stone outcrop to the E. The E example has two chambers joined by a passageway and measures 7m long. The next two shielings are oval structures. Shieling 4 retains its corbelled roof and measures 2.2m E-W and 2.2m N-S. An outer enclosure measures 3.8m E-W and 3.3m N-S. Shieling 5 is 5.2m E-W and 3.5m N-S. Shieling 6 at the west end of the row is oval and measures 3.1m E-W and 2.7m N-S.
NMRS MS/868/1
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1490 Text/Publication/Article: Love, J A. 1981. 'Sheilings of the Isle of Rum', Scot Stud Vol. 25 1981, p.39-63. Scot Stud. 39-63. 61.
- --- 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. . 19, No.122.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 3327 9654 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM39NW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6432 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/21927 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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