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MHG7660 - Shielings - Allt A' Mhill Bhrie

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At NG 836 498, in the sheltered grassy valley of Allt a' Mhill Bhrie, 200 ft OD., are the remains of 14 circular, 1 rectangular, and 3 oval shielings. All are roughly constructed of fairly large unhewn stones, with walls approximately 0.7m thick. No name is known locally. (Visible on RAF APs CPE/Scot/UK/248 4424-5)
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 April 1965.

Situated west of the Abhainn nan Luib and on the east banks of the Allt a' Mhuill Bric, there are two shieling-huts which were recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by J Wordsworth. The other spots marked on the current OS map as 'Old Shielings' could not be definitively identified as man-made. There are also the remains of five drystone structures described as stores, at NG 8357 4985, on the west of a branch of the Allt a'Mhuill Bric. These are presumed to be connected with the production or storage of dairy items by the inhabitants of the shielings across the burn. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2011 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8359 4987 (121m by 158m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG84NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	APPLECROSS

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