MHG6119 - Ard Dubh

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHIELING SETTLEMENT (Undated)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NG25NE 10 270 599.

At least one hut-circle and five other structures, possibly shielings, are situated in a sea of ridging along the W side of Ard Dubh, towards its N end.

10.01 NG 2702 5994 Hut-circle (813)
10.02 NG 2702 5995 Shielings; Hut-circle (possible) (814-817)
10.03 NG 270 599 Lazy-beds

Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 17 November 1990.

A single unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1880, sheet ix), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 11 November 1996.

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 2699 5990 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG25NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish DUIRINISH

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