MHG59248 - Possible Shieling Mounds - Loch Gaorsaic

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Type and Period (2)

SHIELING MOUND? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD? to 1900 AD?)
(Alternate Type) MOUND (Unknown date)

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Three pronounced mounds were recorded during an NTS pre-afforestation survey of Kintail and West Affric in 1997. They were c.4m in diameter on the north side of an unnamed burn. They could not positively be identified as structures and they may have just been natural flood heaps. However, they were interpreted during the site visit as posssible shieling mounds. <1>

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<1> SHG22149 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth. J. & Harden, J.. 1997. Kintail and West Affric Archaeological Survey. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 18/06/2004. Paper and Digital. KIN134. XY

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Grid reference	Centred NH 0230 2255 (40m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH02SW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	GLENSHIEL

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Kintail and West Affric Archaeological Survey (EHG1124)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/317587/loch-gaorsaic (Link to online HES Canmore record)

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