MHG6666 - Gualann Na' Leac

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SHIELING (Undated)

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NG53NE 43 c.5945 37

Lying on the summit of a small knoll below Gualann na' Leac and just abo ve the birch woods at a height of 150m OD is a very degraded turf shieling. The shieling is of the twin-celled type and measures 8m by 5m overall.
Slightly down the slope to the E are two large stones, one of which has MH carved on one corner. (Grid reference NG 5945 37-- given)
Visited by J MacDonald 27 March 1991.
R Miket et al; 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. 44.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5899 3700 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG53NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/80251 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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