MHG45513 - Ben Suardal
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING SETTLEMENT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
By a small burn which runs through spoil heaps related to the marble quarries, at a height of 110m OD, is a complex group of enclosures and ruinous structures of many periods.
1. Circular stone-walled hut 12m in diameter over walls 1m thick. At the eastern side, two stones 0.5m high and 1m apart may represent a door opening.
2. Close by are the remains of at least twelve single- and multi-celled structures, possibly shielings.
A stone and turf dyke, into which a number of the shielings have been built, runs on the W side of the burn.
Visited by I J, 2 April 1990.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6227 1998 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG61NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/74726 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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