MHG6258 - Meall Buaile Nan Caorach

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Type and Period (2)

HUT CIRCLE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
RIG AND FURROW (Undated)

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Full Description

On a gently-sloping SE-facing shelf above the shore at Meall Buaile nan Caorach is an area of rig cultivation containing two superimposed circular structures. The smaller stone-built structure has a radius of 4.7m over walls 1.2m wide; a door-opening lies on the N-facing side. This overlies an earlier ruinous structure with a radius of 7.5m over walls 1.4m thick.
Visited by C S, 3 April 1990.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1580 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 26.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 6375 1578 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG61NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	STRATH

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG6258 (Monument) (MHG40269)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/74739 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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