MHG63629 - Shieling hut and enclosure - Loch Buidhe
Summary
The poorly preserved remains of a possible shieling hut with an attached enclosure.
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
DBAs and walkover surveys were carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd in November 2002 and April 2003 in advance of a proposed wind farm development at Cambusmore Estate, near Bonar Bridge, Sutherland.
Site 29: Set on a low knoll on the eastern bank of a burn beside the loch edge are the poorly preserved remains of a possible shieling hut with an attached enclosure similar to monument 25. The structure comprises a small oval drystone-walled hut 2.5m N-S by 2m E-W with an entrance c.0.7m wide in the east wall. The wall remains are upstanding to only 0.3m. attached to the east side of the hut is an elongated oval enclosure 8m E-W by 2.5-3m N-S. A possible entrance is visible in the north wall adjacent to the hut wall. A pile of stones, 2m from the hut's east wall divides the enclosure into two parts. The turf and stone banks of the enclosure are preserved only to c.0.3m high. A wall alignment extends from the east end of the enclosure for approximately 6m eastwards. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21401 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: Mudie, G.. 2003. Cambusmore Estate Wind Farm: Environmental Statement: Chapter 6 Archaeological Assessment. CFA Archaeology. . Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 29.
- <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 NH 6617 9863 (32m by 32m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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