MHG5934 - Allt Na Smuide
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG35SW 34 3200 5484.
There are three stone-built shieling-huts along the base of a steep rocky slope at the head of the Allt na Smuide some 700m NW of Diubaig, each of which has a single corbelled cell leading off from the N side. Their main compartments are sub-rectangular within walls standing up to 1m in height and 1m in thickness; the middle one, which is the largest, measures 3.3m by 2.2m. The cell of the westernmost hut stands 0.6m high to its roof.
(WAT90 941-943)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 18 November 1990.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3200 5483 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG35SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/71214 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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