MHG5505 - Shieling huts - Airigh Thalabairt, Kinloch Glen, Rhum
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG30SE 43 379 006.
Where the Allt Airigh Thalabairt enters the Kinloch Glen there are four shieling huts. The grass-grown remains of two lie immediately E of the stream. The third is about 50m to the W, and consists of an oval hut (2.5m by 2m internally) which sits on the ruins of a larger structure measuring 5.4m over all; to the S there is a small group of lazy-beds. The fourth hut is situated about 60m E of the stream and immediately S of the path to Kinloch; it has two compartments (2.9m by 2.3m and 2.4m in diameter respectively) and is accompanied by a smaller cell a short distance to the W.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983.
GIS spatial data amended in 2021 according to locations of the huts as seen on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 22, No.161.
- <1> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3793 0057 (136m by 115m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG30SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10983 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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