Archaeology Notes

Event ID 757291

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NG78SE 2.01 centred on 792 803

Within a large area centred on NG 792 803 are the remains of a probable IA settlement with later shieling occupation.

The shieling occupation is shown by the presence of some twelve bothies, five of which lie within older hut-circles. The bothies, built of stone, are generally boat-shaped and measures 5.0m x 3.0m on average.

Little evidence of stone-clearance was seen in this area.

Visited by OS (W D J) 14 October 1964.

An enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xliv). Eleven shieling-huts and two enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 19 April 1996.