MHG6061 - Abhainn A'Ghlinne

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING (Undated)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

NG26SE 5 2650 6318.

At least seven shieling-mounds, all of which have indications of structures on them, are situated at the rear of the lowest of a series of terraces to the N of the Abhainn a'Ghlinne some 500m N of Geary. The most northerly and the most southerly are the largest, comprising stony mounds up to 8.2m by 5.2m and 0.7m in height, while the remainder are grassy mounds measuring between 4m and 5m in diameter and up to 0.4m in height.
(WAT90 556-563)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 2 October 1990.

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 2650 6318 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG26SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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