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MHG60934 - Possible shieling hut - SE of Portuairk, Ardnamurchan

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A possible shieling hut SE of Portuairk, Ardnamurchan.

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A possible shieling hut SE of Portuairk, Ardnamurchan.

The site was visited and photographed by J Haylett and others in January 2014. The stream called Sruthan Bhraigh nan Allt runs down the eastern side of the villages of Achosnich and Portuairk, and shows extensive evidence of use by man over the ages. Field walls, some substantial, rig and furrow workings, and stone structures are common, as well as evidence such as coppicing. The area is currently part of the common grazings of Portuairk and Achosnich townships. The structure lies beside the flood plain of the Sruthan Bhraigh nan Allt, on its NE side, where the base of a steep slope flattens out. The path from Portuairk to Achosnich School runs right through it. It measures 3m x 2m and the longer axis runs 40⁰, and the entrance is probably on the SE side. There may be other huts adjacent. While its position looks unlikely for a shieling, the vegetation of the flood plain may have been very different when the land was regularly grazed. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NM 4449 6784 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM46NW
Civil Parish	ARDNAMURCHAN
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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