MHG58029 - Rock shelter, Camas Chonalain, Loch Hourn

Summary

Rock shelter, Camas Chonalain, Loch Hourn

Type and Period (1)

ROCK SHELTER (Unknown date)

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Camas Chonalain
Sites identified during an archaeological survey by NOSAS in 2006.

Site 820. A rock shelter, measuring c 1.5m x 1m, fronted by a well-made drystone wall, through which is a c 0.6m wide entrance with a slabbed threshold, located towards the north end of the wall. The shelter has a NW aspect and there appears to have been a deliberately levelled area at the front of the shelter. <1>

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

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25085 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wombell, J. 03/2007. A Report on the 2006 Archaeological Survey of Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p. 14 Site 820. XY

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8540 0770 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG80NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Archaeological Survey - Loch Hourn, Inverness-shire (2006) (EHG3429)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/289640 (Click to view HES Canmore record)

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