MHG44164 - Harris 9, Rhum
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHEEP FOLD (Undated)
Protected Status
Full Description
Incomplete, in rough pasture on raised beach with WNW=W=WSW aspect and altitude of 20-30m OD.
SMR card.
NM 3423 9511 (centred). Several unroofed, unnamed buildings shown. Also "hut circle" annotated.
OS; 1975; 1/10 000 map.
NM39NW 7 3423 9511
Situated at NM 3424 9509 is a circular stone-walled hut measuring 6.5 m in diameter, overlaid by a modern rectangular sheepfold.
Visited by OS 14 May 1972
Situated on the raised beach between the Abhainn Rangail and the Abhainn Fiachanis there is a group of structures comprising: a rectangular stone-walled pen, the NE end of which lies over an oval enclosure 5.7m by 6.8m within a wall 1.5m thick; this enclosure has been described as a hut-circle, but is probably of more recent date; about 10m to the N, a two-period hut; some 20m to the SSE, a hut, and a circular pen or hut 5m to the E.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
The structure at NM 3424 9509 appears to represent the footings of a round house overlain by a sheepfold.
The hut circle is c9.9m E-W by 9.8m N-S and the wall is about 1.9m wide. The form of the structure is obscured by the sheep pen which has been built out of material from the structure.
A second possible roundhouse lies to the north-west, c6.6m in diameter.
To the SW are traces of another possible roundhouse c9.1m in diameter.
Traces of one or two dykes and an extensive field system to the SE of the site.
NMRS MS/868/1
One unroofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Islands of Rum, Sanday etc., 1879, sheet lxvi). Three unroofed shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1996
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 3423 9509 (40m by 40m) (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/SM6325 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/21947 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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