MHG6616 - Allt A' Bhraghad, Raasay

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SHIELING (Undated)

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NG54SE 13 5639 4189

Lying on a narrow shelf by a small burn on a SW-facing hillside, at a height of 325m OD is a figure of eight shieling with two spur walls attached to the larger cell. Access between the two cells is by way of a narrow passage which still retains one of its lintels. The larger cell is 4.5m in diameter, the smaller 2.7m in diameter.
Visited by NN and IJ, 26 March 1991.
R miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.

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--- SHG1581 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 45.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5638 4189 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/80901 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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