MHG60963 - Possible small shieling hut - Cuingleum, West of Ormsaigbeg, Ardnamurchan
Summary
A possible small shieling hut at Cuingleum, at the western end of Ormsaigbeg.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A possible small shieling hut at Cuingleum, at the western end of Ormsaigbeg.
Cuingleum was a satellite settlement of Ormsaigbeg. Houses, shieling huts, field walls, rig and furrow fields and more features are visible both on the ground and in satellite images. Roy’s map of 1848 shows ‘Ormsaig beg’ at Cuingleum. In Bald’s map of 1806, several fields are marked as used in Cuingleum, though the Ormsaigbeg settlement is marked in the known position of the Ormsaigbeg clachan. The area was visited and photographed by J Haylett in March 2014. Site 08: NM 46643 62913, a pile of stones which may be a small, 2.5m diam, shieling hut. Unusual, since it is in exposed position at the end of a low, rocky ridge. <1>
GIS spatial data created in 2019 according to location of feature as seen on 1999-2001 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG26109 Text/Record Form/Field Recording Form: Haylett, J. 2013-14. West Ardnamurchan Archaeology Record Forms. Unaffiliated. Yes. Digital. 465626.08.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4663 6291 (8m by 8m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM46SE |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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