MHG4168 - Hugh's Brae, Harris, Rhum
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Incomplete, rough pasture, moderate hillslope, SSE aspect, altitude 140-180m OD.
SMR card.
A group of ruins on the slopes above Harris Bay (NM344 965) show certain affinities to small Bronze Age kerb cairns in Argyll.
Love, J A: 1982: Scottish Studies: vol 25: pp43 & pp39-63 (general article).
NM39NW 49 344 965.
On the gently sloping ground to the W of High's Brae there is a group of at least four huts, two of which overlie a mound about 0.8m high. The mound is oval, measuring 11.3m by 10m, and has an external kerb of low boulders; there are traces of other lines of stone-work within the body of the mound, which may have resulted from successive occupation on the site of an oval enclosure with a wall 1.7m thick. About 150m to the NW (NM 3428 9662) there is a small mound, probably the remains of a hut, measuring 5.7m by 5.3m over a kerb of low boulders, and, 100m to the NNE (NM 3442 9659), an oval hut measuring 5.5m by 3.6m within its wall. Visited by RCAHMS June 1983
J Love 1981; RCAHMS 1983
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. 43.
- --- 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.127.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 3436 9654 (193m by 239m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM39NW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/21932 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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