MHG5023 - Shieling huts - Oronsay, Skye
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD? to 1800 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Area centred NG 315 361: At the NE end of Isle Oronsay on level ground below a low escarpment at about 75' OD there are at least 40 shielings in very ruinous condition and difficult to identify, the majority situated within an area of lazy-bed cultivation which probably accounts for their condition. (Visible on RAF air photographs CPE/Scot/UK/175: 1016-17)
They are mainly of single-cell type, with a few double-cell examples, circular or oval on plan, measuring between 4.0 and 8.0m in diameter externally and averaging about 0.2m in height.
Visited by OS (C F W) 9 June 1961.
GIS spatial data amended in 2021 according to location of features as seen on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3149 3612 (243m by 266m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG33NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11068 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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