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MHG50943 - Building, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn

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Building, Rubha Camas Na Cailinn, Loch Hourn

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Rubha Camas Na Cailinn
Sites identified during an archaeological survey of Loch Hourn by NOSAS in 2006.

Site 815. The substantial stone footings of a long rectangular building, measuring c 25.5m NW-SE x c 7m, the walls standing generally to 0.5m in height and 0.6m in width. The main part of the building appears to have been well built and consists of 2 compartments. The north compartment is c 11m long, while the south is c 9.5m long. The latter has been mostly destroyed. There is an entrance in the centre of the SW wall. Abutting the main building to the NW, there is a rough outshot, c 4.75m long. Across the stream to the SE there is an enclosure and evidence of another structure. <1>

Note; Site not visible on Aps so location approximate. (T Blackie 8/6/18)

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Grid reference	Centred NG 85170 07927 (26m by 26m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG80NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH

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