MHG53222 - Eigg, Beinn Tighe

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Type and Period (2)

  • SHIELING MOUND (Undated)
  • SHIELING HUT (Undated)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NM 44635 87031
At the foot of the crags on the NW face of Beinn Tighe there are two mounds, 25m apart, probably the remains of shieling huts. The larger mound, at NM 44635 87031, measures 7.3m E-W by 6.5m transversely and stands up to 0.6m in height. There are traces of two small huts overlying it. The smaller mound, 25m to the N, measures 6m by 4m and has the footings of a single subrectangular hut on top.
(EIGG01 434-5)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 6 July 2001 <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference NM 44635 87031 (point) Approximate
Map sheet NM48NW
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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