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MHG62679 - Shieling hut - Cul Beag/Allt na Crionaiche

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Shieling hut at Allt na Crìonaiche.

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A walkover survey at Cul Beag/ Allt na Crionaiche was carried out by NOSAS members in Aug 2015. The remains of two farmsteads and associated enclosures are 3 kms west of Aultgowrie Bridge on the south facing slope above the Allt Goibhre at an altitude of 230m.

Group of Shielings; on the south facing slope there is a group of 7 shielings (one is on the east bank of the burn).

Shieling 5 – this is the only one of the group of 5 shielings which is situated on the east bank of the Allt na Crionaiche. The building is on an E-W alignment and is much more substantial than the other shielings having 2 compartments. The largest west compartment has turf and stone walls 0.4m in height and 1 m thick surrounding an internal area 4m x 2m; the corners are rounded and there is an entrance in the south wall. The outshot on the east side has rough stone footings enclosing an internal area of roughly 1.5m2. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2015 aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4512 4979 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH44NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	URRAY

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