MHG5563 - Samhnan Insir, Rhum

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Type and Period (1)

SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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NG30SE 45 3826 0424

Situated on a terrace half-way up the cliff about 400m ESE of the shepherd's cottage at Samhnan Insir, there is a group of abutting pens or huts.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983

A small unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire, Islands of Rum, Sanday etc., 1879, sheet lxi), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 December 1996

Sources/Archives (1)

--- 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. . 24, No.176.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 3825 0424 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG30SE
Civil Parish	SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/10985 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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