MHG63630 - 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 30: Set on a low knoll on the western bank of a burn, directly opposite monument 29, are the poorly preserved remains of a third possible shieling hut with attached enclosure, similar in form to monuments 25 and 29. The feature consists of an oval hut 4m NNE-SSW by 3.5m WNW-ESE with a possible entrance in the NNE side. The attached enclosure is on the ESE side of the hut and is 11.5m WNW-ESE by 4m NNE-SSW. A tail wall is attached to the enclosure and extends NE towards the burn for 10m. The turf and stone banks are c.1m wide and up to 0.3m high. Possible entrances are visible through the enclosure walls in the SW corner adjacent to the hut and in the NE, at the junction between the enclosure and the attached extension wall. <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 230.
- <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 6613 9867 (41m by 41m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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