MHG63417 - Shieling huts - Beinn a Chearcaill, Skye
Summary
A small group of shieling huts at Glen Ose (Glen Ullinish), Skye.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small group of shieling huts at Beinn a Chearcaill, Skye. They were recorded during a walkover survey by Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey in 2001 in advance of the proposed Edinbane Wind Farm development.
Site U: Below small cliff faces at the mouth of a small open corrie on the west facing flank of Beinn a Chearcaill are the remains of two small, stone built, shielings. Both examples are of the twin-celled type and both use the cliff face as one side of their cells. A 1m diameter pen lies just to the west of the northern shieling. <1> <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21699 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wildgoose, M.. 2001. Edinbane Wind Farm Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey: Isle of Skye: Rapid walk-over survey & Desk based Survey. Archaeological and Ancient Landscape Survey. 16/01/2002. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site U.
- <2> SHG17175 Image/Photograph(s): Site U - the figure stands by the southerly shieling, view S into the fog.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3526 4730 (24m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG34NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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